People in the News

Connor McKnight has been added to the White Sox Play-by-Play team. McKnight will join the team as an On-Air Host for White Sox Weekly, and will also call play-by-play on ESPN Chicago, with Darrin Jackson, when Len Kasper fills-in on the TV broadcast.  

Key Networks, has appointed network advertising sales executive Deidra Hoye as Senior Vice President, Ad Sales. She comes over from Premiere Radio Networks where she was VP, Network Sales.

Rose Ryan-Douglas started her radio career as a DJ and newscaster at WKPA and WYDD in New Kensington. After a year each at WFFM and 96 KX, Rose made the move to 3WS where she anchored Morning News for almost 20 years.

News Talk 760 WJR Detroit Mid-Morning On-Air Host Frank Beckmann has announced he'll be retiring after 48 years on the air. Beckmann has hosted “The Frank Beckmann Show” on WJR weekdays from 9:00am-Noon for the last 18 years. He first signed on to WJR in 1972. His final broadcast will be March 26, 2021.

Jeffrey Shannon died Wednesday due to complications from COVID-19 at the age of 56. He worked for Stephens' Z93 in Watertown New York and was Director of Marketing for the local TV station.

The Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU 88.5 Washington D.C. will end this spring. The NPR station says the show will end production April 1.

Matty Siegel is celebrating 40 years on Kiss 108 in Boston. The celebration features 40 hours of highlights, proclamations from the Mayor and Governor and celebrity well wishes.

Caroline Clarke has joined Nielsen as the new Senior Vice president of Editorial Content Strategy. She will lead the Nielsen Media Thought Leadership team.

“Gomez & Lisa” co-host Lisa Chelenza is leaving the Syracuse radio show after 16 years. Chelenza joined the Galaxy in 2004 as part of the “Gomez and Dave in the Morning” show. She was promoted to co-host in 2015 and the show was renamed “Gomez and Lisa in the Morning”.

KFOR/KLMS (Lincoln, Nebraska) Sports Director Jeff Motz has been named the National Sports Media Association's 2020 Nebraska Sportscaster of the Year. Motz began broadcasting at KFOR in 2006 as a news anchor/reporter and backup sportscaster.