People in the News

There’s a new morning show on 98.7 AMP Radio (WDZH-FM/Detroit) to be hosted by Chris Cruise and Julia Lepidi. The Morning Show with Cruise and Julia will air weekdays from 6 to 10 a.m. ET., beginning Monday, June 18. They are replacing Rat and Puff.

Karen Altieri has been named the new Director of Development at 88.7 WMVY-FM/Martha’s Vineyard, MA. The listener- and local business-supported station also serves much of Cape Cod, MA, and Newport, RI.

Spanish Broadcasting System's Head of Content Development, Bianca Alarcon, has been honored for her continuous support of the Puerto Rican community. Ms. Alarcon was presented with 2018 Communication and Philanthropy Award at the 116th Street Festival in New York on Saturday, June 9.

Radio veteran Cort  Johnson is returning to Portland’s heritage AAA station 101.9 KINK FM as Assistant Program Director and afternoon drive host. After several years in the industry, Johnson moved to Portland in 2011.

Sean Hannity is headed to Singapore and will broadcast The Sean Hannity Show from there all this week to cover the June 12 summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un.

Radio One St. Louis (WFUN-FM & WHHL-FM) has named Derrick “Lil’D” Greene as its new Operations Manager. Greene comes from iHeart Media Columbus/Albany, GA, where he was Senior Vice President of 11 radio stations

Jack Lessenberry has joined 910 AM Superstation (WFDF/Detroit). Lessenberry, a former foreign correspondent for the Detroit News will begin hosting a two-hour show beginning July 9.

Chris Walus is the new Director of Sales for Adams Radio Group’s Salisbury-Ocean City, MD, cluster. For the past nine years Walus has served as regional President & Market Manager for iHeartRadio in that region.

WTOP’s national security correspondent J.J. Green has won the 31st Annual Gerald R. Ford Journalism Prize for Distinguished Reporting on National Defense. Each year, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation awards two distinguished journalism prizes, one for reporting on the Presidency and the other for reporting on National Defense.

After 25 years of hosting public radio’s only sports program, Only a Game, Bill Littlefield is hanging up his cleats. WBUR/Boston announced Thursday that Littlefield’s final broadcast as host will be on July 28.