People in the News

Steve McKay is the new Program Director for Adult Contemporary station WTCB-FM/B106.7 and Classic Hits station 98.5 WOMG-FM in Columbia, SC. McKay moves to Columbia from Wilmington, NC.

Rick Dees has signed a production deal with imaging outfit Benztown. Benztown will provide Dees Entertainment with production services for its portfolio of programs hosted by the award-winning entertainer.

Mark Sturcken has been named Senior Vice President of Sales for iHeartMedia in West Palm Beach and Ft. Pierce. iHeart West Palm Beach owns and operates WLDI-FM, WKGR-FM, WOLL-FM, WZZR-FM, WRLX-FM, WJNO-AM, WBZT-AM, and WRLXHD2-FM, and in Ft. Pierce, the company owns and operates WAVW-FM, WQOL-FM, WCZR-FM, and WZTA-AM/FM.

Brian Harrington has been named General Sales Manager for WZRL (Hip Hop) and WNDE (Sports). Harrington joins the Indianapolis Market from Woof Boom Radio, where he most recently served as an Account Executive.

The Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Group has named Mercedes Martinez — host of Mercedes in the Morning on KMXB Mix 94.1, Las Vegas — as the recipient of the 2018 MIW Airblazer Award. Martinez has worked in the Las Vegas market, and as a morning host on Mix 94.1, since 1997.

KKSE/Denver has appointed Dave Tepper as its new Program Director, beginning Wednesday. Tepper joins Altitude 950 following a successful stint as Operations Manager of NRG Media’s five-station cluster in Omaha.

WKYS/Washington, DC, (93.9 FM) is bringing back DJ Quicksilva as the host of the all-new Quicksilva Show. The afternoon show will air on both WKYS/93.9 and Quicksilva’s hometown of Baltimore (WERQ/92Q).

Angela Yee’s popular book club, Kickin’ It from The Stoop (#KIFTS), continues to grow with a new in-store display at Barnes & Noble’s flagship store on 5th Avenue in New York City.  Hosted by The Breakfast Club personality, along with friends Tasha Hilton and Tony Forte, #KIFTS meets monthly at WOODStack Ivy in Brooklyn.

ABC Radio and Skyview Networks recently partnered in a joint syndication effort.  Announced lastweek was the syndication of The Dana Cortez Morning Show. The collaboration is the first result of ABC Radio’s and Skyview Networks’ joint syndication and sales initiative announced April 2018.

Denver’s KOSI 101.1 has promoted afternoon personality Jackie Selby (right) to middays effective immediately. In addition, the station announced that sister station KYGO-FM’s midday personality and market vet Melissa Moore would move over to the afternoon position on KOSI 101.1 on Tuesday, September 4.