People in the News

Cox Media Group in Jacksonville has named Jacque’ Freeman Local Sales Manager. CMG Jacksonville includes News 104.5 WOKV, Hot 99.5, Easy 106.5 WHJX, 95.1 WAPE, The Eagle 96.9 WJGL, Power 106.1 WJGLHD2, and X102.9 WXXJ.

This case has been going on for over a year. Wells appeared on WLW in Cincinnati as a legal analyst. In January 2016, troopers say she had pills on the front seat of her car and in her purse during a search at a traffic stop. She was later indicted on four felony counts of possession of amphetamines and Oxycodone.

It’s a homecoming for Milwaukee native Joe Krauss who joins B93.3 (WLDB-FM) as its new morning radio personality. Krauss, who will go by “Joe” on the air, started April 3 and will be heard Monday through Friday, 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. He comes to B93.3 from CBS Radio’s Q104 (WQAL-FM) in Cleveland.

The Radio Hall of Famer came out of retirement for just four hours to guest host The Bob and Tom Show, which was in Cincinnati for the Reds Opening Day broadcast. The show was broadcast from JACK Casino in downtown Cincinnati, and hosted by longtime affiliate WOFX-FM.

Carter has been named Program Director for Q104.1, New Country in Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, effective April 17. She will work closely with on-air personalities and sales to oversee on-air, digital, and music programming, plus booking artist appearances and interviews for the station and its local events.

Rodney Ho of The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the details of the passing of the Georgia Radio Hall of Famer. Ho reports that the former Y106 Atlanta host died of a heart attack yesterday. Jones worked mornings in that market from 1985 to 2008. (Picture courtesy Rodney Ho/AJC)

Phoenix Alternative Music station ALT AZ 93-3 has announced that midday personality MO! is the new morning show host, 5:30-10 a.m., beginning Monday, April 3. The Mesa, Arizona, started in radio as an intern in 2011 before moving to ALT AZ’s sister station 98KUPD in 2013.

Country Rebel is reporting some very sad news for the radio world. After a courageous seven-month battle with cancer, Country Radio Hall of Fame inductee Linda Lee has died just days before receiving her first Academy of Country Music award. Lee had planned to travel to Las Vegas to accept the award for Major Market Personality.

Philanthropist and owner of Pennsylvania's WBEB-FM/101.1 More FM, Jerry Lee, is to receive the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Gold Medal Award. It’s the Association’s highest award and it will be presented to Lee on May 7.

The morning personalities for Lonestar 92.5, Dallas/Fort Worth’s Classic Rock station, have shown their compassion for a Cowboy in need – even if only with their tongues in their cheeks. The guys have offered Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo a job with their show, seeing as how his current position under Jerry Jones is more than a little shaky.