People in the News

'Levántate Con Ysaac Alvarez' (Wake Up With Ysaac Alvarez) is on K-LOVE 107.5 FM. Alvarez will be joined by Fernanda Kelly, recently co-host of Univision's network entertainment show, 'LAnzate'.

Mark Willard is joining 95.7 The Game (KGMZ-FM) to co-host with Dan Dibley. Willard comes over from KNBR to form 'Willard and Dibs'.

Danny Delmore (aka Baby Huey) is the new APD at 107.7 The Bone/KSAN-FM in San Francisco. The 16 year station veteran will continue his weekend on-air duties at the Cumulus station.

Mark Mauer, voice over professional and founding member of VO Mob has died. Mauer, 69, died after a long battle with Cancer. Mauer's radio resume included stops at KAZY Denver, KUPD, KKBD and KZON in Arizona.

NRG Media in Lincoln has hired Brooke Summers to the long vacant morning show slot AC station KBBK-FM. She moves to Nebraska from WUHU-FM in Bowling Green, Ky., where she has been for the past 16 years.

The Compass Media Networks Morning Show adds affiliates in Austin (KBPA-FM), Killeen (KOOC-FM), Youngstown, OH. (WLOA-FM), Charleston, WV. (WRVZ) and Valdosta, GA. (WWRQ). The DeDe in The Morning show is closing in on 60 affiliates.

PromoSuite has promoted Andrew Smith into the newly created position of Director, Product Integrity and Michael Englebrecht has been promoted to Director of Client Services & Business Process Automation.

WBUR Boston Morning Edition host Bob Oakes told listeners that Friday was his final day hosting, something he's done since 1992. Oakes is not retiring, he's returning to reporting, his first love. Rupa Shenoy takes over hosting duties. More HERE at WBUR.

A ceremony was held in South Philly for WDAS host Patty Jackson. Jackson grew up on the 2300 block of Ellsworth Street and on Friday the city named that street after her. It's now called Patty Jackson Way. Jackson has been on the air in Philadelphia for nearly 4 decades. A video of the ceremony can be found HERE.

Dale Weber was a long time radio executive and a Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame member. He managed stations for Saga, Nationwide, Storz and Park.