People in the News

'Round Trip With Colleen Kelly' debuts September 5 on Chicago News/Talk890 WLS-AM. Kelly is a travel expert whos resume' includes work with National Geographic and PBS.

KCIX-FM Afternoon host Steve Kicklighter (also known as Kekeluv) has been let go. Kicklighter took to Instagram to write, "I gave you my all. Unfortunately, That wasn’t enough for the out of town management team. I was just let go."

After semi-retiring as co-host on WZID-FM, Mike Morin returns to the Manchester Radio Group as producer and co-host on WFEA-AM and FM. Morin’s radio career includes stops in Detroit, Toledo, Washington DC and Boston before becoming a household name in Manchester.

KERN-AM Bakersfield afternoon host Ralph Bailey (pictured) was punched in the face at a restaurant last month. The assault resulted in Bailey's jaw being broken which required surgery. Not good when your job is to talk for three hours every day. The good news is an arrest has been made. 

The 'Enrique Santos Morning Show' is being added to WZRM-FM. Additionally, Tony Banana will take over as Program Director and PM Drive host.

Bonneville's ESPN-AM in Seattle is launching the The Mike Salk Show Tuesday, September 7th. Salk had been paired with Brock Huard on the station until 2019 when the show morphed into a podcast. That weekly podcast will continue.

Orlando Franklin is leaving Bonneville Denver sports station 104.3 The Fan to take a coaching job with the NFL's San Francisco 49ers. Franklin was co-host of the “Orlando and Sandy” morning show. His final day of his two-year run was Tuesday.

After more than 11 years as director of Wisconsin Public Radio, Mike Crane is resigning October 1st. He said, “It has been an honor and privilege to be director of WPR and to have worked with the station’s talented staff this past decade."

Jade Springart has been promoted to Program Director at 101 WRIF-FM in Detroit. Springart has been with the station for 15 years and most recently served as Assistant PD, Music Director and Midday Host. She becomes the first female PD of the Detroit rocker

Bruce Collins is the new PD for NewsTalk WBAP 820 AM/99.5 FM-HD2 and News & Information KLIF 570 AM/96.3 FM-HD. Collins comes to Dallas from Alpha Media in Portland. He replaces Kevin Graham who is now programming Cumulus' KNBR in San Francisco