People in the News

This is one of those rare occasions that a social media post that backfired badly did not cost someone their job. Dori Monson is back on the air at KIRO in Seattle after being suspended indefinitely by Bonneville earlier this month for a tweet many said mocked transgender people.

Raybourne has been running the Community Broadcasters 4-station cluster in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. He's leaving the stations to start his own direct mail business in Orlando.

iHeartMedia has appointed Bill Davis as the new Vice President of Sales for its Chicago Region, effective immediately. In his new role, Davis will oversee the local sales team for all seven stations spanning music, talk, and news formats.

The Morgan Murphy Media Radio Group in Spokane, WA has promoted Ian Kelly to Program Director of KEZE-FM, Music Director and Afternoon Drive personality of KZZU-FM. Kelly has been with the group since 2006.

Alpha Media, San Jose has named Dave Numme Content Director of KBAY and KEZR. “I am excited to return to the Bay Area and join Alpha Media to work with Lori Heeren and her team to continue to grow these two awesome brands,” said Numme.

National personality Dominique Da Diva, the host of The Dominique Da Diva Radio Show, has been included in the first-ever HBCU First Look 100 "I Aspire" List. The list celebrates influential figures in the realms of film and broadcasting.

Conservative talker Michael Knowles will have a new show starting in January 2021. The one hour show is an expansion of Westwood One programming from the Daily Wire.

The FCC’s Media and Wireless Bureaus granted a request filed by broadcast attorney's Frank Montero and Keenan Adamchak on behalf of the Puerto Rico Broadcasters Association to waive the FCC’s rules limiting the scope of settlements involving mutually exclusive FM translator applications filed in the Auction 100 MX filing window.

Erika Pulley-Hayes, GM of American University's NPR member WAMU, has been honored by Washingtonian magazine as one of the "Most Powerful Women in Washington." The list features 169 women who have made notable contributions across government, business, education, and media.

Fox Sports Radio has added eight-year NFL veteran Geoff Schwartz to its weekend lineup. Schwartz joins FSR personality Steve Hartman to co-host the live Saturday timeslot.