People in the News

Austin’s own Eric Raines of KOKE-FM 98.5/99.3 was named Broadcast Personality Of The Year at Monday night’s 2018 Texas Country Music Awards ceremony at the Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth, TX.

Last week, iHeartMedia’s The Bobby Bones Show celebrated its fifth-annual Joy Week. From October 8-11, Bones’ show encouraged listeners to choose joy, spread happiness, and do good things for others with a week of live studio performances by Country music stars. 

The WOGL midday host posted to Facebook that December 12 will be his last day on the air. His first show on WOGL in Philadelphia was July 2, 1989. He said, "Most radio personalities don’t get the chance to say goodbye on the air, but I will be lucky enough to do so."

Jason Aldean made the call this year to radio stations and personalities letting them know they were 2018 CMA Award winners. Westwood One's Lon Helton won National Personality of the Year and told Radio Ink CMA’s longstanding tradition of having a country music star notify the CMA Broadcast Award winners elevates the honor to a whole other level.

iHeartMedia has named Greg Millard Executive VP of Event and Experiential Partnerships. Millard will spearhead the strategy for all of iHeartMedia’s national sponsorship sales efforts, including the company’s roster of marquee events; the iHeartRadio theaters in New York and L.A.; custom events and partnership opportunities; and local events in over 150 markets.

Dan and Michelle are the new morning team at EMF's Air1. The due joins Air1 from Bonneville’s KYMX (Mix 96.1) in Sacramento, California, where they've hosted mornings for the past six years. They begin in early November. They replace the team of Eric and Heather.

The team at the Radio Mercury Awards announced that Chris Beresford-Hill, Chief Creative Officer at TBWA\Chiat\Day NY, will be the 2019 Chief Judge for the 28th Annual Radio Mercury Awards Competition.

Raleigh, NC, station 96.1 WBBB has announced former WDCG and WRSN morning host Madison Lane’s return to waking up the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) on October 15.

On Thursday night, at the 10th annual Merge Summit in Los Angeles, Premiere Networks-syndicated radio host Steve Harvey was among the honorees at the Merge Gala Awards, which recognize those making an impact in bridging the worlds of faith and entertainment. 

Tommy “Jammer” Muzzillo is the new Program Director for Top 40 radio station KQXY/Q94 in Beaumont, TX. Muzzillo helped launch Q94 in 1993 and was formerly Columbia Records’ Dallas Regional Promotion Manager.