People in the News

This is a follow-up to a story we've been keeping an eye on since June when WGOW Chattanooga morning man Jeff Styles was arrested in a road rage incident. The station released this short statement on Monday: "The company has concluded its internal investigation of the situation and has decided to end our relationship with Jeff Styles.”

After three years with Cumulus/Westwood One as VP of Social Media, Lori Lewis' last day will be September 14.

Vermont Association of Broadcasters President Wally Caswell has informed Radio Ink that longtime Executive Director Jim Condon has died after a battle with esophageal cancer.

St. Louis’ Z107.7 has named Kristie Graybill morning show co-host for Jordan and Kristie in the Morning, effective August 27. Graybill will be joining co-host Jordan DeSocio to deliver the latest pop music and pop culture news every weekday morning, 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.

It's a newly created role for Baird where she'll lead the marketing and audience development, data, membership, sponsorship, and communications teams.

Brian Paiz has been named Senior VP of Programming for iHeartMedia's Columbus and Albany, Georgia market. Paiz joins iHeart from IBX Media in Greenville, North Carolina, where he was Brand Manager for WRHD-HD2. He also worked for iHeart in Macon. He started his career at WPEG-FM in Charlotte.

Mike “McCabe” Kerr has been named PD for WERZ-FM in New Hampshire. McCabe joins iHeart from Saga, where he was PD and morning host for Z95.5. He was also on the air at Entercom’s WPXY-FM, WKSE-FM, and several stations in Elmira, where he began his career with Backyard Broadcasting.

iHeart's NewsRadio KFBK in Sacramento has named Cristina Mendonsa co-anchor/host of The KFBK Morning News. Mendonsa joins co-host Dan Mitchinson on the show. Mendonsa most recently served as anchor at ABC 10 in Sacramento, where she spent more than 21 years.

Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee, and DJ Envy are coming to Univision San Antonio’s KBBT “The Beat 98.5.” “The Breakfast Club,” which originates from iHeartMedia's Power 105.1 in New York and is now heard on 80 stations, will air on The Beat weekdays from 5:30 -10 a.m. The show is syndicated by Premiere.

Westwood One has named correspondent Michael Toscano the new host of its "First Light" morning program. Toscano has been a regular guest host of the show, in addition to anchoring Westwood One newscasts and special programming.