People in the News

Michael Levine is promoted to PD at the Los Angeles radio station where he has worked since 2004. He began as Director of Marketing for KKGO FM. He's been helping with programming since 2007. Saul Levine's Mount Wilson owns KKGO.

On August 22 Dave Hill will take over as Program Director at iHeartMedia's Miami Classic Rocker WBGG-FM (BIG 105.9). Hill heads to Miami from iHeartMedia Portland, where he has been the Senior Vice President of Programming since 2014. Hill replaces Michael Gross who left the station in April.

PRAISE 106.1 FM in Baltimore and Philadelphia’s PRAISE 103.9 FM begin airing The Sound of Praise with Gospel singer Maurette Brown Clark in the midday slot starting Monday. Clark is an artist, musician, producer, business mogul, wife and mother. Clark said she's completely humbled and excited to come to radio.

101ESPN in St Louis is searching for a new member for its PM Drive show. The search is on for The Fast Lane show after former St. Louis Ram D’Marco Farr quit to pursue other opportunities. The new host will join Randy Karraker and Brad Thompson.

The Journal Times has the details about WLGC (Ashland, Kentucky) host Tim Carper. The 49-year old has been charged with three counts of first-degree sexual abuse.

San Antonio 550/107.1 KTSA morning man Trey Ware will be inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame October 29th. He said going in is an honor. "I am humbled to be voted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame along with such outstanding broadcasters. Radio people truly are the best you will ever meet."

Alpha Media Joliet host Todd “Bossman” Boss raised $9,830 in food and monetary donations with a 55-hour hunger strike. The hunger strike helped benefit The Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry.

The network has signed a new multi-year agreement with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. He'll continue hosting the daily feature, A Better Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. The 60-second weekday feature – which promotes better living through better health, wellness, and lifestyle – airs 400 stations nationwide, including nine of the top 10 markets.

Fox 2 in Detroit has the details about John Mason and Angie Starr who were ordered to jail Thursday by a judge in Detroit. The TV station says they borrowed money to throw a 2008 New Year's Eve party and never paid back the loan.

James Robinson is the new VP of Sales for the iHeartMedia's Washington D.C. cluster. Robinson has 17 years of radio under his belt and previously worked in St. Louis as iHeart's GSM.