New Board Member For NAB
Leonard Wheeler, President and GM of Mel Wheeler, Inc., has been appointed to the NAB Radio Board of Directors by Radio Board Chairman Randy Gravley. Wheeler assumes the board seat previously occupied by Jim Watkins
Diaz Gets Her Own Show At Mix 100.7 In Tampa
Tampa’s Mix 100.7 will debut The Mix Morning Show with Laura Diaz on January 3. It will air weekdays from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Diaz joins Mix 100.7 from iHeartMedia Orlando’s XL106.7, where she co-hosted alongside Johnny Magic on Johnny’s House for seven years.
Taliaferro’s Son Hires Private Investigator
News 3 (WSIL) is reporting that the son of former KGO San Francisco host Ray Taliaferro has hired the investigator to look into the circumstances surrounding his fathers death.
Brown New Chairman Of NABEF Board
The NAB Education Foundation has elected board member and President of Bonneville Darrell Brown Chairman of its Board of Directors. Brown takes over for Larry Patrick.
TLC’s T-Boz Going Into Syndication
Superadio Networks & CTC Productions have joined forces in an affiliation and sales partnership to syndicate Explicitly Old School with T-Boz, a daily radio show hosted by Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins from the legendary girl group TLC.
News-Talk Show Added To KYKN Lineup In Oregon
1430 KYKN/Salem, OR, has added a local, one-hour show called Newsmakers hosted by Brent DeHart and Dave Bourne. The show airs noon-1 p.m. weekdays.
Shapiro Show To Debut In Memphis
Starting January 7, KWAM The Voice (FM 107.9 & AM 990) will be the Memphis home for The Ben Shapiro Show, weekday evenings, 6-8 p.m. Shapiro currently hosts the conservative podcast of the same name.
SummitMedia Promotes Moffett To President
Janelle Moffett is promoted from her GSM position at KTTS, KSPW, KRVI and KSGF in Springfield (MO). She replaces Rex Hansen who's retiring. Moffett has spent the past 17 years in Springfield, starting as an AE in 2001.
Long-Time Broadcaster Norm Alpert Dies
Alpert passed away peacefully on Monday at the age of 89. Back in 1971 Alpert stepped out of the media rep business at Eastman Radio and into radio station ownership with his acquisition of WHOM-FM in New Hampshire.
Tidwell Lands Senior Role With Cumulus Detroit
Lance Tidwell has been named Director of FM Programming for Cumulus Detroit, which includes Country station WDRQ (NASH FM 93.1) and Hot AC station WDVD (96.3 WDVD). He replaces Robbie Bridges.
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