Gordon Lands Afternoon Drive At WGN
WGN Radio in Chicago has promoted Kim Gordon to anchor the weekday afternoon drive news.
Industry Vet Zellner Promoted At iHeart
Jon Zellner has been named President of Programming Operations for iHeartMedia’s National Programming Group. Zellner will report to Tom Poleman, Chief Programming Officer for iHeart.
Rovinsky And Razzante On The Way Up At iHeart
Jeff Rovinsky has been named Market President for iHeart’s Akron and Canton markets, and Matt Razzante has been named General Sales Manager for the Cleveland, Akron, and Canton markets.
Funnymen Dwyer & Michaels Rewarded
Veteran hosts Greg Dwyer and Bill Michaels have signed multi-year renewals to host their top-rated Dwyer & Michaels morning show on Classic Rock 97X (WXLP-FM 97.1) in Quad Cities, IA. The agreement will keep the popular duo in place through 2023.
Safar Now Head Of Music, Artist & Label Relations
Minnesota Public Radio 89.3 (KCMP/Minneapolis-St. Paul) The Current has promoted Music Director David Safar to the new role of Head of Music, Artist and Label Relations. Safar has been with the station 12 years.
Former WBAL Host Dies
The station announced that Dave Durian died early Monday. The 72-year-old was at his home in Baltimore and suffered a stroke. He had also been diagnosed with lung cancer.
Kahl Named Market President For iHeart New Orleans
Tori Kahl moves from iHeartMedia’s Mobile-Pensacola market, where she most recently served as Senior Vice President of Sales. She will report to Michael Hudson, Area President for iHeartMedia Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
Fazio Promoted To VP At Premiere
Premiere Networks has promoted Elizabeth Fazio to VP of National Talent Engagement and Events. Based in New York, Fazio will continue to report to Jennifer Leimgruber, Executive VP of Entertainment Programming for Premiere Networks.
Entercom Names Format Captains
Entercom has named its 2019 Format Captains who are assigned by the company for one year. There are some changes from the 2018 roster...
45 Years And Out For Cox
Forty-five years in radio is a great achievement, and Chris Cox, Operations Manager and PD of Country station 100.7 KHAY-FM in Oxnard/Ventura, CA, has done just that. Now he’s calling it a day.
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