Melissa Rapp Joins Key Networks
Key Networks has hired Melissa Rapp as Senior Vice President, Affiliate Sales. Rapp comes over to Key Networks after serving as VP Sales at SDS.
NPR Hires New COO
Will Lee, who most recently served as SVP/Head of Digital, Entertainment Group at Meredith Corporation, will become NPR's Chief Operating Officer. Lee’s appointment as COO begins March 14.
WWJ New Evening News Anchor
Erin Vermeulen as is the new evening news anchor for WWJ NewsRadio 950 (WWJ-AM) Detroit. She most recently served as a writer and editor for the Audacy station.
WRNR’s Bob Waugh Retiring
Bob Waugh, longtime Program Director and Host at WRNR-FM is signing off at the end of the month. Waugh signed on to the AAA station in Annapolis, MD in 2004.
Nebraska Broadcasters HoF Adds Three
Rick Alloway, Gary Kerr and Neil Nelkin to be inducted into Nebraska Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. The ceremony is set for the 87th Annual NBA convention, August 9, 2022 in Lincoln.
New Milwaukee Group GM
Charles Sullivan is the new General Manager of the Milwaukee Radio Alliance. MRA is a group of three radio stations co-owned and operated by Times Sharrock Communications and All-Pro Broadcasting.
CFO to COO At NRG
NRG Media has promoted Jim Smith to Chief Operating Officer. Over the past 24 years smith has served as the Chief Financial Officer of the the Cedar Rapids, Iowa based company.
Blomquist Moving To Cleveland
iHeartMedia’s Newsradio WTAM 1100 has hired David Blomquist to host its 3P to 7P shift. Blomquist, known on the air as Bloomdaddy, has been the morning show host at WWVA-AM in Wheeling, West Virginia for the past 17 years.
Nilan Says He Was Fired Over Vaccine
Chris Nilan says he was fired from a Montreal sports radio station because he wouldn't get the COVID-19 vaccine. In a letter posted to social media, Nilan said Bell Media's TSN 690 refused a medical exemption he submitted and terminated his contract.
Hardge Joins KTXX-The Horn in Austin
Sports stations, KTXX-The HORN, has hired Mike Hardge to co-host Afternoon Drive. Hardge is joining Rod Babers in the 3-7 p.m. slot. Hardge is a former professional baseball player, selected in the second round of the 1990 MLB draft by the Montreal Expos.
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