People in the News

Chris Walus is the new Director of Sales for Adams Radio Group’s Salisbury-Ocean City, MD, cluster. For the past nine years Walus has served as regional President & Market Manager for iHeartRadio in that region.

WTOP’s national security correspondent J.J. Green has won the 31st Annual Gerald R. Ford Journalism Prize for Distinguished Reporting on National Defense. Each year, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation awards two distinguished journalism prizes, one for reporting on the Presidency and the other for reporting on National Defense.

After 25 years of hosting public radio’s only sports program, Only a Game, Bill Littlefield is hanging up his cleats. WBUR/Boston announced Thursday that Littlefield’s final broadcast as host will be on July 28.

The Pittsburgh Steelers two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback will continue to provide football commentary during the NFL season on The Ben Roethlisberger Show on 93.7 The Fan (KDKA-FM) for a sixth season.

Beasley's 97.5 The Fanatic has announced a new summer lineup in Philadelphia which includes The Fanatic At 5 with Eytan Shander and Jamie Lynch, Devon & Geoff/D&G Radio, and Joe Tordy.

WAY Media Network Chief Content Officer Faron Dice has announced that Carlos Anthony has been named Operations Coordinator/Night Show Producer for WAY-FM. Anthony comes to WAY-FM after a stint with Entercom in New York, (including WCBS, WNEW, and WBMP.)

FOX Sports is making changes to its FS1 studio show casts as Joy Taylor will leave Skip and Shannon: Undisputed to be the news anchor for The Herd With Colin Cowherd, and Jenny Taft will begin a new role as moderator for Undisputed.

Chicago native Justin Kaufmann will join the weekday morning Steve Cochran Show on WGN. Meanwhile, Andrea Darlas will join Patti Vasquez as co-host and news anchor of The Patti Vasquez Show with Andrea Darlas.

Award-winning programmer and talent Robb Reel has joined Cherry Creek Media’s station in Missoula, MT — KGGL “93.3 Eagle Country” — as Program Director/Afternoons. His first day will be Tuesday, June 5, with his on-air debut to follow.

Jingle and imaging company ReelWorld has added former Howard Stern imaging designer Ron Tarrant as a full-time member of their production team. In addition to writing, producing, composing, and sound-design duties, Tarrant was the voice of The Howard Stern Show/Channels. Prior to Stern, Tarrant worked for Canadian broadcaster Rogers Radio.