People in the News

Jessie Ritter from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, is the winner of Cumulus Media's  4th annual NASH Next competition — a national and local grassroots search for the nation’s newest Country star.

On Monday night (October 15) there’ll be a first in NFL broadcasting — and it’s a father-daughter thing. Monday Night Football play-by-play announcer Kevin Harlan will be joined by his daughter Olivia Harlan Dekker as the sideline reporter.

Cherry Creek Media, owner of a seven-station cluster in Wenatchee, WA, has named former KFMW/KOKZ Waterloo-Cedar Rapids Operations Manager Michael Cross as their new Ops Manager

iHeartMedia Phoenix 104.7 KISS FM morning duo Johnjay Van Es and Rich Berra were inducted into the Arizona Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame, October 11, at the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, AZ.

HRN Media Network has hired Feinberg as its Chief Strategy Officer. Most recently, Feinberg helped with the podcast initiative at Panoply and is an adjunct professor and lecturer on digital marketing and media at Fordham University and FIT.

The first group of presenters has been announced for the 2018 Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala, to be held Monday, October 22, at Gotham Hall in New York City.

The KC Armstrong Show has been picked up by Orlando Rock station BUD 94.1. After airing on JVC Long Island station 103.9 LI News for the past year, JVC has announced a syndication deal with KC Armstrong to take the show to other markets.

Radio One Atlanta and its parent company, Urban One, are teaming up with Atlanta’s Ryan “The Ryan King” Cameron for a cross-platform partnership. On Monday, November 5, Cameron will return to the airwaves on WAMJ MAJIC 107.5/97.5 during afternoon drive.

Primatologist and Anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall is guest-hosting on Animal Radio on October 20th. Goodall is considered to be the world's foremost expert on Chimpanzees. She still tours at 84 years old, making over 300 speaking engagements yearly.

Emmis New York, which includes HOT 97, WBLS, and WLIB, has announced a slate of new sales hires at the stations. Market Manager Charlie Morgan said, “The changes to our structure and the addition of key talent to the team is evidence of our commitment to be responsive to our customers’ needs."