Bo Snerdley Joins Daily Lineup at WABC
Red Apple Group has announced that James Golden, a.k.a. Bo Snerdley, will host the 4P-5P weekday slot on WABC-AM in New York City. He will continue to host his Saturday morning show on the station. Golden replaces Lidia Curanaj.who had been hosting that hour.
Jess Poxson Joins KICKS-99
Jess Poxson is the newest member of the 'Kicks Wake Up Krew' on WKXC-FM, Augusta, GA. She is Co-host with Dub Bryan on the Beasley station.
HoF Honors for Todd ‘N’ Tyler
Todd Brandt and Mike Tyler are now members of the Nebraska Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. The Todd 'N' Tyler Radio Empire, syndicated program is based in Omaha.
Former WBGO PD Thurston Briscoe Passes
Thurston Briscoe programmed New Jersey Public Radio's WBGO-FM for more than 20 years. Briscoe, who left the station in 2013, has died.
Reese Steps in as Interim Director
Heather Reese has been named interim director of Wisconsin Public Media, the division at the University of Wisconsin — Madison that oversees Wisconsin Public Radio and PBS Wisconsin. The announcement follows the recent death of Director Gene Purcell.
WBAL’s Jim Russ Passes
'The Dean of Baltimore Traffic Reporting' Jim Russ has died. Russ kept a keen eye on the roads in the WBAL/98 Rock listening area for the past decade. The station reported that Russ died suddenly. The cause was not announced.
Miller Joins The Current
Minnesota Public Radio's The Current has added Diane Miller as a host and producer. Miller is a local musician and journalist; she will host the weekly The Local Show.
Sales Leadership Changes For Cumulus Dallas
With D.O.S. Alec Drake retiring this month, Dawn Girocco, Director of Sales for music stations WPLX-FM (Country), KLIF-FM (CHR) and WSCS-FM (Country), is promoted to VP of Sales for the entire 6-station Cumulus cluster.
Rick Dees Voice Of Rewind TV
Rick Dees has signed on to be the voice of the Rewind TV network. Nexstar Media Group is launching the digital subchannel September 1.
WBGO Hires CCO
New Jersey public radio station WBGO has hired Stevan Smith as the institution's first Chief Content Officer. Smith is no stranger to the NYC area as he most recently served as Assistant Program Director at WNYC, and used to work for WBGO.
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