People in the News

Cherry Creek Media/St. George, Utah has named veteran programmer Jeff Cochran as Operations Manager to oversee its 7-station group. Previously Cochran was a SVP of Programming for iHeart in Salt Lake City.

After two years with Bonneville's Country station in Sacramento KNCI-FM, PD and midday personality Joey Tack is not renewing his contract which expires June 30. Tack is moving east to be closer to his family.

WAMU 88.5 has set up a nine member Board of Advisors. The Board was established by the American University Board of Trustees.

Barbara Latham has been promoted to Area President for iHeartMedia Central Florida. She most recently served as SVP Sales, iHeartMedia Orlando.

One of the victims from WFAN host Craig Carton’s multi-million dollar fraud scheme lost his court bid for faster restitution. This week Federal Judge Colleen McMahon said there's nothing she can do to help Dukal Corp. owner Gerard LoDuca.

Composers Jon Batiste and Sharon Farber have been newly elected to the Board of Directors of ASCAP. They will each serve a two-year term beginning April 1st, 2021.

95.1 WAPE The Big Ape in Jacksonville has named Jud Heussler Director of Branding/Programming. Prior to joining Cox Media Group he was PD at Curtis Media Group’s Pulse FM in Raleigh, NC.

News/Talk 760 WJR Detroit Mid-Morning Host Frank Beckmann announced his retirement this week after 48 years with the station. Beckmann has hosted the 9AM to Noon slot on WJR for the last 18 years. Beckman's contract expires at the end of March. He said the station wanted him to stay. His last show will be tomorrow.

Jeanna Berge has been named Market President for the Eau Claire, Wisconsin and Rochester, Minnesota markets. She takes over April 1 for Rick Hencley who's retiring after 27 years with iHeartMedia.

The former WFLA-AM co-host is transitioning to hospice according to his son. Lee Ruiz tells Newchannel 8 his father’s dialysis and dementia have become taxing byproducts of his declining health and he’s no longer able to continue the fight. Webb worked mornings on WFLA from 1994 to 2017.