People in the News

The Dana Show, Radio America and Audacy have worked out a multi-platform agreement to expand the program. The show will be heard in 11 Audacy markets and an original on-demand podcast is in the works.

John DiLeo is the new Market President and Chief Revenue Officer for the Danbury, CT Townsquare media cluster. DiLeo comes over from the Hearst Media Group where for the past four years he was VP, Sales at Hearst Media Group, overseeing their local and retail business in the Connecticut region.

Roxanne Steele is added as co-host of Broadway In The Morning radio show on Detroit Country station WDRQ-FM joining host Bill Broadway. Steele's been a part-time host at the stations since 2018.

Fowler Media Partners has hired former GM Jeremy Wolfe as Operations Manager for Country 98.3 WPAY-FM in Portsmouth, Ohio. Prior to joining Fowler Media Partners, Wolfe was GM at Christian CCM Network, Walk FM in Ashland, Kentucky.

Newstalk 580, 105.9 KMJ has hired Christopher Gabriel as the new host of Fresno’s Morning News. Beginning Monday, Gabriel joins anchor Matt Otstot to bring the San Joaquin Valley breaking news coverage from 6-9am PT. He'll also host a weekend talk show.

Top 40 DJ Tommy Shannon, who ruled the 50K airwaves of WKBW in Buffalo, has died. The Buffalo native died May 26 of pancreatic cancer. Art Vuolo has a video tribute of Shannon who was 82 when he passed.

A. Martinez will be the newest voice on NPR. He will join one of the networks signature shows, Morning Edition. Martinez, co-host of Southern California Public Radio KPCC's Take Two since 2012, joins co-hosts Steve Inskeep, Noel King and Rachel Martin.

Erick Erickson, afternoon host on Atlanta's WSB will be taking his show national June 1. He is teaming up with Cox Media Group for the jump. Erickson has been self-syndicated across Georgia.

In Monmouth-Ocean Townsquare has made a new hire and promoted two. Rich De Sisto (pictured) is the new Brand Manager for WCHR-FM. He'll also host the PM Drive shift. De Sisto’s recent stops include WMGK and WBEN in Philadelphia, and WJBR in Wilmington.

After nearly three decades of hosting FamilyLife Today, FamilyLife’s nationally syndicated radio program, this is Bob Lepine’s final week hosting the program. Lepine joined FamilyLife in 1992 after working in local radio for 14 years.