People in the News

WPGC 95.5/Washington DC has a new MD. DJ Flexx is taking on the role in addition to his on-air hosting duties, weekdays from 3-7 p.m. Flexx started his radio career at WPGC-AM Flava 1580 in 1995, honing his skills, not only as a mix-show jock but also as a radio personality, and was quickly hired by sister station WPGC 95.5 the following year.

The veteran media research executive will work closely with Fred and Paul Jacobs to lead the company’s expanding research initiatives in radio, digital media, and beyond. Hollins has spent the entirety of his career in media with Edison Research, including serving nearly 12 years as vice president.

Former KSTL-AM afternoon drive gospel host and St. Louis native, Hernandes “PK” Union, is the new afternoon drive personality for Salem’s all-new Praise 95.1. Praise 95.1 is the first FM radio station to play contemporary Gospel music in St. Louis.

94.5 KTI Country has promoted longtime Milwaukee talent Carol Vonn to host the midday show and serve as Community Relations Director. Vonn, a Midwest native, has been on-air in Milwaukee for nearly 15 years.

The Lars Larson Show has been invited to the White House’s East Room for a live broadcast Thursday, November 2 during a special Tax Reform Radio Row. Lars Larson will be talking to many senior cabinet members of the Trump administration to discuss his agenda and priorities on tax reform.

iHeartMedia’s Kentucky-Indiana region has named Bo Money the new Director of Urban Programming. The region encompasses 26 stations comprised of music, talk, and news formats. Money most recently served as Program Director for 93.7 The Beat in Houston.

According to The Providence Journal, radio talk show host John DePetro said Friday that he has left WADK-AM in Newport and will be making a “major announcement” on Monday morning about where he is going next. DePetro was a talk show host on WPRO-AM for 10 years and had been on the air at the Newport station since January.

On Wednesday syndicated host Michael Baisden asked a federal judge in Texas for a new trial after a jury entered $800,000 in damages against him for his alleged refusal to return a $1 million overpayment to Cumulus.

Gregory Simonson has been named the new GSM at Beasley Media Group's Fayetteville, North Carolina cluster. Simonson began his career in New York with the Katz Media Group in 1995 and spent 15 years in management roles in Detroit, Los Angeles, and Atlanta. Most recently, Simonson was the Southeast Regional VP of Advertising Partnerships at Inc.’s iAd division.

WGN Radio has promoted Stephanie Menendez to Director of News & Operations. Menendez has been an integral part of WGN Radio since 2008. A native of Louisiana, she rose through the ranks from producer and Assistant Program Director to Operations Manager.