People in the News

The Pittsburgh Steelers two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback will continue to provide football commentary during the NFL season on The Ben Roethlisberger Show on 93.7 The Fan (KDKA-FM) for a sixth season.

Beasley's 97.5 The Fanatic has announced a new summer lineup in Philadelphia which includes The Fanatic At 5 with Eytan Shander and Jamie Lynch, Devon & Geoff/D&G Radio, and Joe Tordy.

WAY Media Network Chief Content Officer Faron Dice has announced that Carlos Anthony has been named Operations Coordinator/Night Show Producer for WAY-FM. Anthony comes to WAY-FM after a stint with Entercom in New York, (including WCBS, WNEW, and WBMP.)

FOX Sports is making changes to its FS1 studio show casts as Joy Taylor will leave Skip and Shannon: Undisputed to be the news anchor for The Herd With Colin Cowherd, and Jenny Taft will begin a new role as moderator for Undisputed.

Chicago native Justin Kaufmann will join the weekday morning Steve Cochran Show on WGN. Meanwhile, Andrea Darlas will join Patti Vasquez as co-host and news anchor of The Patti Vasquez Show with Andrea Darlas.

Award-winning programmer and talent Robb Reel has joined Cherry Creek Media’s station in Missoula, MT — KGGL “93.3 Eagle Country” — as Program Director/Afternoons. His first day will be Tuesday, June 5, with his on-air debut to follow.

Jingle and imaging company ReelWorld has added former Howard Stern imaging designer Ron Tarrant as a full-time member of their production team. In addition to writing, producing, composing, and sound-design duties, Tarrant was the voice of The Howard Stern Show/Channels. Prior to Stern, Tarrant worked for Canadian broadcaster Rogers Radio.

Sarah Morgan has rejoined The Lex & Terry Morning Show as a member of the on-air broadcast team. Morgan spent seven years with the show before departing for a career on board a Carnival Cruise liner.

STAR 101.5 (KPLZ/Seattle) has added Mario Lopez to their air talent line-up starting Monday, July 9. Lopez will be heard 7-11 p.m. weeknights, replacing the All Music Nights feature on STAR 101.5. He will add customized local content to his show. 

Joe Brewer is now President of Business Operations and Innovation of Katz Media Group. He will lead the company’s programmatic, data, and technology initiatives. Brewer joined Katz in 1996 as VP of Information Technology Services, and has since held leadership roles such as VP of Client Services and SVP, Chief Information Officer.