People in the News

Benztown has added four people to its operations team with the hiring of Susan Aksu, Marketing Coordinator; Matt Anderson, Imaging Producer; Laura Keeney, Office Manager/Executive Assistant; and Teddy Shrader, Commercial Production Creative Director.

That's PM drive. He takes over the slot at Classic Rock 98.1 KKFM-FM after holding the same job -- and the role of Promotions Director -- at 103.9 The Fox in Crystal Lake, IL.

Barry O’Brien tells Radio Ink he has filed a notice of his intention to run for the office of West Palm Beach City Commissioner. Commissioner Paula Ryan currently represents District 3 -- which O'Brien will contest -- and has announced her intention to run for Mayor of West Palm Beach. This is O'Brien's first campaign as a candidate

Cumulus Media has signed on-air personalities Walt Flakus and Lauren O’Neil to multi-year contracts at Chicago Alternative Rocker 101WKQX. Flakus is also APD and Music Director and hosts the evening shift. O’Neil hosts middays.

Barnett is Director of Operations and PD for Heaven 97, KHVN, in Dallas. She has been promoted to Director Of Operations for Mortenson Broadcasting Dallas. Barnett — who has been the PD of KHVN since 2009 — will now oversee all of Mortenson's stations in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area

Rachel Buchanan has been named General Manager of HOME.fm, Spring Arbor University’s proprietary radio station. Buchanan’s time with the station has included various format changes (89.3 the Vibe, 89.3 the Message) and being on the ground level with a team that created and developed the HOME.fm format.

He's been the Senior Vice President of Programming at Radio One since 2007. Last night Stevens confirmed he's leaving the company at the end of July. He told Radio Ink he'll be taking a break. 

Bo Brown is the new Market Manager for Cumulus' Beaumont, TX, cluster. Brown will manage KAYD-FM (NASH); KIKR-AM and KBED-AM (Sports); KQXY-FM (Q94); and KTCX-FM (Magic 102.5). It's a return  to Beaumont for Brown, who started his radio career in 1992 as an AE for Petracom Broadcasting and was D.O.S. for Cumulus from 1997 to 1999.

WQDR-FM/Raleigh, NC, Account Executive Catherine Bond has won the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters Sales Superstar of the Year award for 2018. She received the award at the annual station awards luncheon held in Durham on Thursday, June 14.

Former Chicago Blackhawk Eddie Olczyk (pictured left with Dave Kaplan) is joining ESPN1000 Chicago starting this week. Olczyk will co-host twice a week, Mondays and Fridays, alongside David Kaplan from 9 a.m. to noon.