Williams Gets Four-Year Extension At iHeart
Chris Williams signed the contract extension to continue in his role as Chief Product Officer for iHeartRadio, overseeing digital programming initiatives, product marketing, UXD, and product strategies.
Puig Makes Entravision Return
Entravision has announced the appointment of Jeanette Puig as Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing Solutions, of its Laredo, TX, market. She previously held the positions of National Sales Manager and General Sales Manager for several markets with the company.
Grammer Switches To Cox In Tulsa
The Cox-Tulsa cluster has a new Chief Engineer, Morgan Grammer, for all five radio stations. Previously, Grammer was Chief Engineer for Griffin Communications in Tulsa.
Major Landmarks For Cody Alan
Last week, award-winning CMT host and radio personality Cody Alan celebrated his 2000th episode as host of CMT After MidNite. Alan commemorated his fifth anniversary as host of the program in January.
Bronson Gets AM Drive At WROR
Bob Bronson is the new morning drive personality of The ROR Morning Show with Bob Bronson, LBF and Brian on Beasley’s 105.7 WROR-FM in Boston. Bronson will join Lauren Beckham-Falcone (LBF) and Brian Bell as co-host.
Wilson Moves To Louisville To Lead Programming
Ashley Wilson has been named Director of Country Programming for iHeartMedia’s Kentucky-Indiana region. She will be based in Louisville and oversee the programming of five stations.
WTIC Adds “Salt” To Mornings
Entercom has installed Ryan “Salt” MacMillan as the new morning drive co-host for AC station 96.5 TIC FM (WTIC-FM), in Hartford, CT. Salt will join Hartford radio veteran Christine Lee in the studio.
Big Promotion For Beebe
Kristy Beebe has been named Regional Senior Vice President of Sales for iHeart’s Kentucky-Indiana region. She will remain based in Louisville where she served the last two years as the GSM.
Tom Joyner Unveils His Successor
He did it during The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Friday, introducing Rickey Smiley as his successor. Joyner is retiring at the end of the year after 25 years as host.
Baisden Signs New Deal
The Michael Baisden Show has renewed with SBG, keeping Baisden behind the mic through December 31, 2020. Mike Love, who is Director of Affiliate Relations for the show, believes the time is right for a personality like Baisden.
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