People in the News

Police in Gary, IN say a person of interest is in custody after former radio talk show host Velia Taneff and her daughter were killed. ABC 7 reports that 64-year old Lana Taneff was found dead in the family's home and her mother, 86-year-old Velia was found at her rental property next door.

This news came to us late Wednesday night from Cumulus in Kansas City. KCMO morning news anchor Dennis Rooney passed away after a two-year battle with cancer.

Christian station AM 980 "The Mission" is bringing in Solomon for the weekday 4-6 p.m. slot to host The Steven Solomon Show. Solomon hails from Knoxville, TN, where he had his own show on Talk Radio 92.3FM & AM 760. He starts his new gig Tuesday, September 5.

Joel Gable has been appointed as the Director of Sales for Beasley Media Group's Las Vegas radio cluster, starting from Monday, April 17. He previously served as the Senior Vice President of Sales for iHeart Media in Vegas and is taking over from Cory Cuddeback.

Josh Blumm has been promoted to Revenue Manager for the Results Radio cluster in Chico, CA. Blumm joined Results Radio in 2019 as an Account Executive.

MBC Radio’s FREQ 90.5 (CJMB-FM) in Canada has added “The Woody Show.” The addition of the morning show to FREQ 90.5’s lineup marks the first Canadian affiliate for the Premiere Networks-syndicated program through its partnership with Orbyt Media, Canada’s premier content syndication group.

Trey Morgan is headed to Dallas/Fort Worth to co-host mornings on 99.5 The Wolf/KPLX. He will join longtime 99.5 morning co-host Lisa Taylor on the Wake Up with the Wolf morning show.

United Stations Radio Networks needed a representative in its Affiliate Relations department, so they recruited radio and music industry veteran Gina Suarez. Suarez has an impressive history of working hand-in-hand with radio stations and their programming departments.

Paul Sferruzza, known as Tank of Boston, died peacefully in his home in Dover, NH at the age of 67, last week after a period of declining health. His radio career radio started in 1977 when he volunteered to answer the "listener line" at WBCN Radio.

Graham Media Group CEO Emily Barr will receive the 2018 Golden Mike Award from the Broadcasters Foundation of America on March 5, 2018, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. The annual black-tie gala is a major fundraiser for the Broadcasters Foundation. Barr leads the seven-station broadcast television division of Graham Media Holdings.