Smiley Picks Up Motor City
The Rickey Smiley Morning Show can now be heard weekdays, 6 a.m.-10 a.m., on Beasley’s 105.9 KISS-FM/Detroit.
Mason Exits EMF
In a post on his LinkedIn page Alan Mason wrote he's now semi-retired and looking for his next adventure. Mason was with Educational Media Foundation for 16 years where he's finishing a run as President.
Mackay Takes Over Austin For Entercom
Bob Mackay will take over as the new Market Manager for Entercom Austin January 27. Mackay moves to Austin from Houston where he was GSM for Entercom. He replaces Stephanie Callihan who ran Austin since 2015.
Greg Ried Out In Buffalo
Ried had been running the Buffalo cluster for 25 years. The Buffalo News is reporting that Entercom notified Ried while he was on vacation last week. The company says GSM Tim Holly is stepping in as interim Market Manager while a search is conducted for Ried's replacement.
West Joining The WAVE
Jay West has joined Max Media’s on-air staff on 92.9 The WAVE in Virginia Beach, VA, as afternoon host. West has been on the radio in Hampton Roads weekday afternoons since the mid-90s.
Smoothie And Rainman Promoted
Big Smoothie is taking over afternoons on KROCK/Syracuse while Rainman is adding ESPN Radio to his work schedule.
WINS Pioneer Joel Chaseman Dead at 93
Chaseman was the general manager of 1010 WINS in 1965 when the station switched from rock and roll to all-news. Chaseman is pictured here with the last DJ on WINS Johnny Holiday from 2015.
Michaels Awarded For His Hard Work In Florida
WWRZ-FM in Lakeland/Winter Haven, owned by Hall Communications has promoted Eric Michaels to PD. Michaels, has been on the air at WWRZ since 1998 and he'll continue to host the Big Max Morning Show in addition to being the PD.
Alana To Run Sales in Houston
Alana Lujan is the new D.O.S. for Entercom Houston. Lujan will oversee sales at KILT-FM, KKHH-FM, KIKK-AM, KLOL-FM, KHMX-FM and KILT-AM. She previously held the same role for Cox Media Group since March 2019.
Two Big Promotions At Summit
Former SummitMedia Wichita President/GM Beverlee Brannigan has been promoted to SVP of Programming of SummitMedia and Todd Johnson, former Wichita General Sales Manager, has been promoted to Wichita President/GM.
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