People in the News

A Q&A titled Brad Paisley: The Art and The Artist, will take place Wednesday, Feb. 7, 3-4 p.m. at Country Radio Seminar 2018 in Nashville. RJ Curtis of All Access Nashville and Beverlee Brannigan of E.W. Scripps Co. will conduct the interview. 

Z95.5/Ithaca has named Mike Kerr “McCabe” as their new Brand Manager. Kerr is a recent graduate of Elmira College but has been doing radio for over seven years with on-air and programming roles in Elmira, Rochester, and Buffalo.

The Ace & TJ Show has promoted longtime show producer Rob Miller to the newly created role of Vice President of Affiliate Relations for the show. Miller has represented the show in its affiliate needs for production and technical support for over five years. 

JVC Media has hired former Howard Stern cast member KC Armstrong to its team at Long Island News Radio 103.9 FM. Armstrong will broadcast live every weekday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. from JVC's window studio at Long Island MacArthur Airport.

Neal Tate has been named GSM for Saga's Jonesboro Radio Group, replacing Tom Nankival who was recently named General Manager of Saga's Capitol Radio Group in Springfield, IL. Jonesboro Radio Group operates six stations in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Westwood One recently promoted four Affiliate Sales Directors to Vice-President, Affiliate Sales: Neal Bird (Los Angeles/Music-Entertainment), Rich Burg (New York/Sports), Stuart Greenblatt (New York/Talk), and Jim Jones (Washington, DC/News). All four report to Dennis Green, SVP, Affiliate Sales.

iHeartMedia has promoted renowned programming veteran Doc Wynter to the new position of Executive Vice President of Urban/Hip-Hop Programming Strategy. He will report to Tom Poleman, Chief Programming Officer for iHeartMedia. Wynter has been with iHeart for 29 years.

James Kauffman, who was arrested this week, accused of killing his wife April Kauffman (pictured), has been moved to a jail 100 miles away after prosecutors said in court Thursday his co-defendant planned to kill him. Authorities believe Kauffman and co-defendant Augello Ferdinand killed the talk-show host to protect an illegal drug run they were involved in with the Pagans biker gang.

Dennis Gwiazdon has been named Market Manager of Beasley’s cluster of radio stations in Las Vegas. He replaces Tom Humm who's decided to pursue other interests. Gwiazdon most recently served as Market Manager for Midwest Communications & South Central Communications in Nashville.

Millman has been upped to Vice President of Community Relations/Sales for The Ace & TJ Show and Radio Button Network. She has been with the show for more than three years, moving from Director of Operations to this newly created position.