People in the News

2017 marks the 50th anniversary of The Osgood File, hosted by esteemed broadcast journalist and radio icon Charles Osgood. Fresh off receiving a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Osgood saluted the milestone by signing an extension to continue broadcasting The Osgood File.

Reid, a Richmond native, will be the new morning show host of News Radio 1140 WRVA, on air weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. EST, and featuring local on-air and nationally syndicated personalities dedicated to the Richmond community.

iHeartMedia Des Moines announced today the debut of The Woody Show, effective December 11 on ALT 106.3, "Des Moines’ Alternative Rock." The top-rated morning show will broadcast Monday through Saturday, 6-10 a.m. CT. In 2016, the program was a NAB Marconi Radio Award finalist for Major Market Personality of the Year.

Reach Media and Hughley announced a new deal for Hughley's nationally syndicated radio show. Hughley said he's happy to continue with Reach. “I'm excited that my radio show continues to grow on a national basis, but the honesty and interaction with my audience make it the biggest local and personal show in radio." The length of the deal was not disclosed.

On Monday, Beasley Media Group unveiled George Toulas as its new Market Manager in Tampa replacing Kent Dunn who moved back to Augusta to run the Beasley cluster in that market. Beasley owns six stations in Tampa, including WHFS-AM 1010, WPBB-FM 98.7, WLLD-FM 94.1, WQYK-FM 99.5, WRBQ-FM 104.7, and WYUU-FM 92.5.

Mike Preston has been named Senior VP of Programming for iHeart in Baltimore. He will also program WPOC-FM (Country) and JACK-FM (Hits). Preston most recently spent time as PD of KKWF and KHTP in Seattle. Early in his career he was the APD at ABC Radio’s WPLJ in New York.

WKYS 93.9 FM has a new night show host: Khalia “Little Bacon Bear” Canty. Effective Monday, November 16, Little Bacon Bear will bring a new sound and style weeknights from 7:00 p.m. to midnight, and weekends from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Long-time Kansas City radio personality Kelly Urich has been recruited to anchor mornings on Classic Hits station 94.9 KCMO-FM. Kelly Urich Mornings debuts on Tuesday, December 26, and will air weekdays 6-10 a.m.

WXPN of the University of Pennsylvania has brought in Stephen Kallao as contributing host for the NPR-distributed daily music program World Café. In this role, Kallao will assist in producing the program’s radio and digital special features and conduct interviews with a wide variety of musicians.

iHeartMedia Norfolk, which recently flipped a CHR station to Alternative Rock, has hired Brett Ballard to program the station. He'll also host afternoons. Ballard joins the Norfolk Market from WTKX in Mobile where he was PD at WTKX. He also programmed WRKH in Mobile and WFFX in Hattiesburg, Mississippi for iHeart.