People in the News

890 WLS-AM talk radio personality John Howell is getting an extra hour. The John Howell Show kicked off the new year with a full three hours.

The Current on Minnesota Public Radio is adding Maddie Schwappach and Zeke Salo to its staff. Both have been part of the local music program in various roles over the years.

Townsquare Media Flint welcomes two new local morning shows, both debuting today. Current WRCL morning host Clay Church (pictured) will move to mornings on the cluster’s AC station, WCRZ-FM, Cars 108.

Bonneville's KMVQ-FM in San Francisco has added Nikki Blades to its morning show. Blades joins 99.7 NOW after two years as morning show co-host at KWIN-FM/Stockton.  

Legendary talk show host Larry King has been in a Los Angeles hospital for the past week with COVID-19. In 1978, King began a nightly midnight-to-dawn radio show on 28 cities over the Mutual Broadcasting System. By the 1980s, The Larry King Show was being carried by more than 250 affiliates.

Jon Laing is the new Market Manager for Cumulus Cincinnati. Laing moves up after three years as VP of Sales for the cluster which includes five stations. Laing takes over for Dave Crowl who retired after 44 years in the business.

NewsRadio 610 / NewsRadio 96.7, have a named Chris Ryan as the new host for New Hampshire Today. He joins iHeart New Hampshire from WKXL in Concord where he was GM for the New Hampshire Family Radio station.

Andy Luberda, Operations Manager for Skyview Networks has died. His family said he died December 29 from complications of COVID-19. Luberda was 51.

WRKO-AM 680 has added Grace Curley and Jesse Kelly to the 2021 line up. The shows debut January 4, 2021.

Ian Beckles and Jay Recher have been named the new afternoon drive program on 95.3 WDAE. The duo will continue hosting the afternoon drive program after the retirement of Tampa Bay radio icon Ron Diaz.