People in the News

The Morning Mess is moving to Chicago. The show featuring Joey Boy, Aneesh Ratan, Jeana Shepard and Karla Hernandez, will start on WBBM-FM on April 4th. The show will continue to be heard on KALV-FM in Phoenix. Both stations are owned by Audacy. 

Brian Fisher has been promoted from Vice President, Digital Sales to Senior Vice President, Digital Sales. Rogerio Alves was named to replace him. The move was part of the elevation of seven executives on the Sales Team.

Sam Englebardt, General Partner of Galaxy International is joining the iHeartMedia Board of Directors. Galaxy Interactive is a venture capital franchise focused on companies operating at the intersection of content, finance and technology.

Audacy has promoted Micah Goldberg to Senior Vice President and Market Manager of its Denver market. Goldberg will take over April 1. He succeeds John Fullam, who had been serving as interim Market Manager since July 2021.

Variety was first to break the story that Mike Kaplan was departing as programmer of KROQ in L.A. Shirley Halperin and Michael Schneider detail what they believe led to Kaplan's demise after only 2 years: the departure of Kevin Weatherly, the firing of Kevin Ryder and a move away from the station's alternative and rock roots. Read the full article HERE.

Brett Beshore has been named SVP/Market Manager for Alpha Media’s Dayton stations. Beshore held the position of Market President with iHeartMedia-Indianapolis for the past 10 years.

Tony Massarotti of 98.5 The Sports Hub (WBZ-FM) Boston has been added to the Boston Red Sox TV team. The co-host of 'Felger & Mazz' will provide color commentary for NESN during the upcoming season.

Known as 'The Blues Man', Pervis Spann held down the late-night blues spot on WVON-1690 AM. He is credited with being an influencer in developing the Chicago Blues music scene.

Jeff Austin is the new Brand Manager of ESPN 1320 (KIFM-AM) in Sacramento. He will continue to serve as brand manager of Portland sister stations 1080 The Fan (KFXX-AM) and 910 ESPN (KMTT-AM).

Jared Pike, co-host of syndicated morning show Jared and Katie in the Morning, has signed a multi-year contract extension. Pike has been with Dick Broadcasting for 15 years; he will celebrate the morning show's 10th anniversary in June.