SummitMedia Hires OM For Knoxville
SummitMedia has hired Scott Gaines to manage the Knoxville cluster. Gaines will also be PD for WCYQ 101.3 The Wolf.
New Audacy Digital Business Ops SVP
Palak Forbes has joined Audacy as Senior Vice President, Digital Business Operations. She was most recently Head of Business Development & Operations at The New York Times.
Motorcycle Crash Claims KMSU Host
KMSU-FM Host Mark Halverson died in a weekend motorcycle crash. The long-time Minnesota State University Mankato Blues radio host, known on-air as 'Marconi M. Milquetoast', was 70.
WDRC’s Brad Davis Passes
Brad Davis spent more than 40 years as morning host for WDRC-AM in Hartford. Davis, was also known for his work with a variety of charities and his work on TV.
JR Joins iHeart Denver
HITS 95.7 in Denver has hired "JR" to take over afternoon drive. He joins iHeart from Midwest Communications in Nashville where he most recently served as the PM Drive Host on WNFN-FM. JR began his career at Q97.9 (WJBQ) in Portland, Maine.
He’s Back After a Two Year Break
Cadillac Jack, a fixture on the former Kicks1015 in Atlanta for 25 years, will return to the airwaves on The Bear 92.5 Monday. The station is owned by The Georgia Radio Alliance, which is in Zebulon, Georgia, outside of Atlanta.
Jay Joins AOB
Longtime Country Programmer Kenny Jay joins Albright & O’Malley & Brenner as a VP/Consulting Partner. Jay has programmed country radio stations across the U.S. for over 20 years, incuding WUBB in Savannah, KMNB in Minneapolis, KMPS in Seattle and WUSN in Chicago.
iHeart Extends With The Show
KIOZ-FM in San Diego has renewed its agreement with The Show to continue hosting mornings on the Active Rock station. The Show, featuring Eddie Pappani, Sky Williams, Tylhor “Thor” Dodd, and Emily Griffiths has been entertaining San Diego audiences during morning drive since 2010.
KCJK Puts Powers In The Afternoon
Jaye Powers is taking over afternoon drive at 105.1 The X in Kansas City. Powers replaces Cassiday Proctor who has been transferred to Cumulus Buffalo.
WNYC Director Digital News/Audience
Veronica de Souza is joining WNYC as Director of Digital News & Audience. Most recently, she was the Senior Director of Publishing at Vice Media.















