People in the News

Tom Griswold hosted The Bob & Tom Show at the 25th Anniversary Miracle Ride in Indianapolis, Sunday, June 3. Griswold is a longtime supporter of the Miracle Ride, one of the largest motorcycle charity events in the U.S., with 100% of the funds raised helping sick and injured kids at Riley Hospital for Children.

MLC Media Services announced Tuesday that as of July 1, 2018 they will be responsible for all on-air network sales and radio station affiliation of the nationally syndicated program El Show de Chiquibaby in the U.S. Stephanie Himonidis, better known as Chiquibaby, is currently airing in 32 radio markets. 

Humanix Books announced Thursday it has signed nationally syndicated radio host and author Wayne Allyn Root for a new book on Donald Trump’s business and political success. The book is expected to be released in early 2019.

WGBH President Jonathan Abbott has announced the appointment of Claudia Palmer to serve as the Boston public media producer’s next Chief Operating Officer. Palmer succeeds Ben Godley.

Former CNN Headline News star Nancy Grace and iHeartMedia are launching a new daily 60-second audio feature called Crime Alert with Nancy Grace. It's Grace's take on the latest news headlines, crimes and missing people. The feature will be distributed to radio stations nationwide via Premiere Networks.

Mike Morgan is the new Senior Vice President of Sales for iHeart's 5-station Raleigh cluster. Morgan joins iHeartMedia Raleigh after previously serving as Director of New Business Development and Account Manager at Sokal Media Group.

Corey Calhoun has been named the new night on-air personality and Music Director for Country station 98.7 WMZQ/Washington, DC, effective June 4. Calhoun will broadcast weeknights, 7 p.m.–12 a.m.

Megan Holiday is back at KITS-FM. Holiday will be the midday host of the Bay Area’s Alternative ALT 105.3, effective June 4. She was most recently the evening host of Entercom’s KROQ in Los Angeles.

San Diego Padres radio voice Ted Leitner announced on Twitter that he has cancer and will be stepping away from the broadcast booth indefinitely. The 71-year old Leitner has called Padres games since 1980. He underwent surgery Thursday after calling Wednesday's Padres game.

David LaBrozzi is the new PD at Cumulus' 95.5 PLJ in New York City. LaBrozzi takes over for Rick Gillette who left the company in January. He joins Cumulus Media from Entercom Baltimore, where he was VP of Programming for the company’s four-station cluster for 14 years.