People in the News

Made in Texas Radio programmer and personality Keegan Lucas has been promoted to Operations Manager overseeing all aspects of programming, podcasting, music selection, social media, and on-site  activation for the country music channel.  

105.9 The Rock (WNRQ-FM) has teamed up with a local brewery to raise funds to help a dog sanctuary. Yazoo Brewing Company has created The Josh Innes Show 'Dog Daze' Pale Ale to help Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary.

After 40 years at KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM/1160 AM/Salt Lake City, Doug Wright has announced he will be stepping back from five-days-a-week on-air hosting duties on June 1. He will continue at the station as a special news consultant and correspondent, and hosting the popular and long-running KSL Movie Show.

Pamal Broadcasting has announced the appointment of Vinny Marino as the Operations Manager and Program Director for its Catamount cluster in Vermont. Marino, the former Program Director at WXKC in Erie, PA, has programmed in New York City and Chicago.

Westwood One recently promoted four Affiliate Sales Directors to Vice-President, Affiliate Sales: Neal Bird (Los Angeles/Music-Entertainment), Rich Burg (New York/Sports), Stuart Greenblatt (New York/Talk), and Jim Jones (Washington, DC/News). All four report to Dennis Green, SVP, Affiliate Sales.

Chris Connors is the new Program Director of R&B radio station, Kiss 103.1 FM/WLXC in Columbia, SC. Connors joins Cumulus Columbia after more than 19 years with Alpha Media in Columbia, where he was Operations Manager for the six-station cluster.

New York Public Radio has tapped the private sector for a new Chief Marketing Officer. Ayesha Ahmad join NYPR from a direct-to-consumer textiles and home decor brand.

Don Chris 'Dj Wrekk-1' Williams, has a two year contract extension with WMBX, West Palm Beach. He will continue in his role of Brand Content Director and Afternoon Drive Host on X102.3.

Los Angeles' Asylum Entertainment Group has announced the appointment of Chris Corcoran as General Manager and Chief Content Officer to lead its audio-forward division, Audity. Corcoran enters the company as a Founding Partner of the Cadence13 podcast studio.

iHeart Media confirms that Todd Schnitt is no longer with WOR-AM in New York. After nearly three years, Schnitt could not work out a new contract with WOR. The station thanked Schnitt for his contributions and wished him the best. A search is underway for a new co-host to join Len Berman.