Kirby Joins Broadcasters Foundation
Kathleen A. Kirby is the new Secretary and General Counsel to the Broadcasters Foundation of America. Kirby takes over from Richard Bodorff, who will remain on the Board of Directors.
Dana Wessel Joins KXXR
Twin Cities radio vet Dana Wessel is the new Executive Producer for 93X/KXXR-FM’s Half-Assed Morning Show. He comes over from KQGO where he co-hosted mornings with Ben Holsen before COVID cuts in July 2020.
Clear Picks Up Two Well Known Programmers
Clear Media Network has hired two veteran programmers; Smokey Rivers (left) and Tom Calococci. Rivers will be consulting and programming the Adult Contemporary and Oldies formats. Calococci will consult and program Clear's Classic Hits format.
Mark Nolan is Majic in Cleveland
Majic 105.7 (WMJI-FM) is welcoming Cleveland media vet Mark Nolan as the new host of the morning show. The Mark Nolan Show will also feature two other native Clevelanders, Jen Picciano and Krystle Elyse.
Chi Riley Promoted In Omaha
Power 106.9 (KOPW) midday on-air talent and Music Director, Chi Riley, has been promoted to Assistant Program Director. She is also afternoon drive host on sister station Sweet 98.5 (KQKQ).
Byron Wright Returns To BMI
Byron Wright will return to the company, joining the R&B/Hip-Hop department as Executive Director, Creative, Atlanta. Wright returns to BMI most recently having held the position of Senior Director of A&R at Epic Records.
Kane Dead at Age 43
Peter Deibler, known as the Premiere Radio syndicated host “Kane,” has died at age 43. Deibler passed away last Friday after a long illness. The host has two daughters, Sam and Sophie which he spoke about often on the air.
AdLarge Promotes Two
AdLarge announced today two Vice Presidents have been promoted to Senior Vice Presidents. Donelle Brown, (left) now SVP of Marketing Insights & Client Relations, and Ilwira Marciszek, now SVP, Head of Revenue Operations and Digital Sales.
CPR Host Ray White Dies At Age 69
Ray White, a veteran radio host whose nearly 50-year career spanned musical genres from coast to coast, died Sunday of cancer. White was most recently the afternoon host on CPR Classical from Colorado Public Radio. He was 69.
New PD Atlanta’s Hot 107.9
Devin Steel is the new PD at Hot 107.9 (WHTA-FM). Steel joins Radio One Atlanta from iHeartMedia Media Memphis where he was SVP Programming.
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