People in the News

It’s a new multiyear deal for veteran afternoon host John Hancock who was recently inducted to the WBT Hall of Fame. The John Hancock Show will continue to air on News 1110AM and 99.3FM WBT from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Hancock began his career at WBT in 1990.

Suzette Rodriguez has been named a new co-host on The Johnjay & Rich Show. Based in Phoenix at iHeartMedia’s 104.7 KISS FM, Rodriguez joins hosts Johnjay, Rich, and Kyle as they entertain listeners nationwide with their blend of pop culture, news, and events.

The syndicated morning show will join the American Forces Network, effective Monday, November 13, on AFN Radio’s alternative music channel, Freedom Radio. The show, which broadcasts from iHeartMedia’s Alt 98.7 in Los Angeles, will be available to more than 375,000 American service men and women.

It’s a 28-hour broadcast from the Guys in Greenville as they go in to bat for Toys for Tots at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Thursday, November 9 at 6 a.m., through Friday, November 10 at 10 a.m. It’s the 14th year that Mattman, Nine, Paige, FatBoy ,and Jeff Lewis Neal have held the toy-drive radiothon.

Spanish Broadcasting System has named Elisa Torres (pictured left) as EVP, Aire Radio Networks and National Radio Sales, and Michelle Marino, SVP, Aire Radio Networks and National Radio Sales, effective immediately.

Broadcast tech company The Telos Alliance—announced today that it has appointed Paul Kriegler as Omnia US Sales Manager, Radio Processing. Telos is the parent company of Omnia. Kriegler has more than 25 years of broadcast management and programming experience, most recently as Operations Manager for Lotus Radio Corporation in Reno.

Danielle Outlaw is the new VP/Market Manager for Neuhoff Media's three-station Bloomington, Illinois cluster. Outlaw transitions from her current role as VP of Sales overseeing five Neuhoff markets. She'll continue to serve as Corporate VP for Special Projects. Outlaw replaces Grant Thompson who joined iHeart in August.

Bonneville has hired Steve DiNardo as D.O.S. for its new San Francisco cluster. DiNardo will oversee sales for KOIT-FM, KMVQ-FM, KBLX-FM, and KUFX-FM. DiNardo was Market Manager for Entercom in San Francisco until October when Susan Larkin took over. Bonneville will LMA the stations as part of Entercom's divestiture plan to help close its merger with CBS.

Eddie Esserman is the new Managing Director at the brokerage firm, taking over for George Reed. Esserman has been a director at MSG for nearly 20 years. Reed said, “I look forward to devoting more time to brokering. Thirteen years as Managing Director is at least 10 more than I ever intended.” MSG also announced that Will Cate is joining the company as Research Director.

Cumulus Media has announced that it has appointed Chris Hart (known on-air as “Big Chris” Hart) as Program Director for Classic Hip Hop radio station KNEV-FM/95.5 The Vibe in Reno, NV. A 15-year veteran of Reno radio, Hart was previously Program Director and afternoon on-air host for KWFP-FM in Reno, following a decade at KUUB-FM in Reno.