People in the News

Albany’s 99.5 The River, “Today's Variety for Albany,” will see Tracy Villaume join Kevin Rush on its morning show, starting March 5. Kevin & Tracy in the Morning will broadcast weekdays 5:30–10 a.m. Villaume replaces Shanna, who moves to iHeartMedia Milwaukee’s FM106.1.

Tampa Bay station Q105’s Mason Dixon will kick off the celebration of his 40th anniversary on the radio airwaves on Tuesday, February 27 at 8:30 a.m. with  Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn presenting him with an official proclamation declaring February 27 “Mason Dixon Day” in Tampa Bay.

970 WFLA, “Tampa Bay’s News Radio,” will debut PM Tampa Bay Show hosted by Ryan Gorman, on Monday, March 5, airing weekdays 6-9 p.m. The show will cover the day’s biggest news stories and hot topics impacting the Tampa Bay area.

Josh Holstead, aka “Rowdy Yates,” is back home in Texas and on board with RFC Media’s SuiteRadio 24/7 format service. He will oversee the content and programming for their soon-to-be announced 24/7 offerings for Country radio.

Premiere Networks announced Friday that 102.7 KIIS-FM Los Angeles personality JoJo has joined the network as host of the iHeartRadio Countdown, beginning February 24.

Long-time radio broadcaster Roger D. LeBrecht, known as “Don” to his friends, has passed away at age 80. He spent more than four decades in broadcasting and retired 14 years ago to his home with his wife, Thelma, in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.

It appears KMOX has a new General Manager, although nobody at Entercom is saying anything about it. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that John Sheehan is out as GM and former Emmis St. Louis Sales Manager Becky Domyan has taken over.

Cox Media Group Miami has named Jill Strada Director of Operations and Crystal Gans Integrated Sales Manager in Miami. Strada (left) will oversee WEDR, WFLC, WFEZ, and WHQT as well as marketing, promotions, and digital content. Gans will lead all sales strategies across multiple platforms. She was Digital Sales Manager.

Another big career move for iHeart's syndicated Country host. Bones says he's joining American Idol, working with contestants to share advice on being an artist, dealing with media, posting on social media, remaining focused and being authentic. Bones said, "It's very exciting for me. I'm nervous that I'm not going to give good advice."

Len Weiner is the new Program Director for Sports Radio WQAM-AM in Miami. Weiner will continue to program Entercom's Sports Talk 790 AM The Ticket, which is also in Miami.