People in the News

The people behind the mic

KIRO Kicks Off New Afternoon Show

0
The John Curley and Shari Show has debuted on KIRO. Shari Elliker has joined John Curley for the 3-7 p.m. show on the Bonneville Seattle news-talker. Elliker replaces retired co-host Tom Tangney.

New PD For KIIS-FM

0
iHeartMedia has named Beata Murphy Program Director for KIIS FM in Los Angeles. She moves up from Assistant PD/Music Director. She takes over for John Ivey who has been promoted to President of CHR Content Development and Strategy.

PCB Hires New Director of Marketing

0
Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation has appointed Michele Klingensmith as Director of Marketing. Klingensmith joins Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting from Phillips Respironics.

WNYC Grows Newsroom

0
WNYC is adding two more reporters to the newsroom. Chau Lam will be joining as the Poverty and Economic Instability Reporter; Caroline Lewis will be the Health and Science Reporter.

New NPR VP Engineering

0
Nik Khilnani has joined NPR as VP of Engineering. Previously Khilnani served as VP of Engineering at Lurn Inc and Senior Director of Platform Engineering at the Walt Disney Company.

iHeart Promotes Ivey

0
He's loved radio since age 6. iHeartMedia announced late Wednesday that John Ivey has been named President of CHR Content Development and Strategy. Ivey will focus on the recruitment, training, deployment and career growth of talent across all of iHeart’s CHR stations.

Burke Lands Interview With Trump

0
Who does more interviews...former President Trump or Dr. Fauci? On Friday, Florida radio host Shannon Burke will interview Trump at 3:30 pm EST. Burke is heard on JVC stations in Orlando and Fort Walton Beach.

The Boss Promotes Farinaro

0
Tom Farinaro has been named Music Director at WWZY/WBHX 107-1 The Boss Monmouth Ocean. Farinaro has been part of the Press Stations family for 15 years.

Twiggins Joins Adams Radio Group

0
Twiggins (Tres Wiggins) is the new Program Director for WHTF in Tallahassee. He leaves WABB/WABD Cumulus Mobile.

KRTY Host Randy Jones Passes

0
95.3 KRTY midday host Randy Jones has died. Jones joined the San Jose station in 1999 as a part time fill in host; he moved to full time midday host in 2001.

Our Print Magazine: Radio Ink

July 20, 2026

The 40 Most Powerful People in Radio
Lifetime Leadership Award Honoree Harvey Nagler
The $250 Question: Inflation and Contesting

SUBSCRIBE

Free Daily Radio News

Daily industry headlines plus breaking news bulletins.

Share via