People in the News

Making its debut Wednesday, November 7, was the Heckuva Show with Michael Brown, which will broadcast weeknights from 7-8 on KOA NewsRadio in Denver. In addition, the new Caplis and Kafer show airs afternoons on TalkRadio 630 KNOW from 4-7. 

Boston Program Directors Mike Thomas of WBZ-FM/98.5 The Sports Hub and David Corey of Country 102.5 WKLB-FM have been elevated to the position of National Format Brand Managers for the company.

Orlando Rosa has been named PD for iHeart's El Patron 105.3 in Atlanta. Rosa joins the Atlanta market from Rivera Communications where he was operations manager.

United Stations Radio Networks needed a representative in its Affiliate Relations department, so they recruited radio and music industry veteran Gina Suarez. Suarez has an impressive history of working hand-in-hand with radio stations and their programming departments.

Joe Clayton was CEO of Sirius from 2001 to 2004 and chairman from 2004 to 2008. He died this past Saturday at the age of 69 after a brief battle with an undisclosed illness. Clayton was involved in the launch of DirecTV, Hopper DVR and Sling TV.

Val Nicholas has been named Senior VP, Creative Director for SummitMedia. Previously, Nicholas held senior positions at NBC News, MSNBC and ABC Entertainment.

Two new regional reporters have joined the Colorado Public News team in Grand Junction and Colorado Springs. They represent the first time CPR has embedded reporters in communities outside the metro area.

Lance Tidwell is resigning as Operations Manager at Townsquare's Fort Collins, CO, cluster. With Tidwell's departure, the company is looking for a new OM for its four stations in that market. 

The duo have reached a broadcast milestone of 50 affiliates with recent additions Now 96.3 in St. Louis, Mix 105.1 in Albuquerque, Energy 95.3 in Bakersfield and Hot 104.9 in Tallahassee.

Spanish Broadcasting System Chairman and CEO Raúl Alarcón has been named by Billboard as one of the 2018 “Latin Music Power Players.” Billboard's list recognizes the most authoritative voices in the Latin music industry across labels, management, media companies, streaming services, and multi-sector organizations.