People in the News

After about 10 years at Power 105.1 (WWPR) in NYC iHeart is bringing the DJ to the airwaves in Tampa and Orlando. He will host afternoons at 95.7 WBTP, Tampa and nights on 104.5 The Beat in Orlando.

Longtime GSM Kevin Neathery passed away on September 27, in Tyler, TX. Neathery's career in radio sales and advertising strategies spanned several decades across Arkansas and Texas. He was most recently with Reynolds Radio Group.

The company made the announcement Friday, promoting Brian Gann to Regional Senior Vice President of Programming for its Central Texas Region, effective immediately. iHeart has 15 stations in the region, including KASE 101, 96.7 KISS FM, and News Radio 1200 WOAI.

Chelsea Perron has been named midday host for 106.7 The Bull/Denver, effective April 23. Perron from will be on air 10 a.m.–3 p.m. weekdays, after The Bobby Bones Show. The station launched on December 18, 2017 and broadcasts a variety of Country hits.

The Dana Show Weekend can now be heard on KLIF-AM in Dallas-Forth Worth. According to Steve Graham, VP for Affiliate Marketing at Radio America, that's an exciting development for the station.

The longtime PD for the sports network has been bumped up to the executive role after two decades of service. The promotion is effective June 9.

Jim Price, former catcher for the Detroit Tigers and the team's radio broadcaster, has passed away at the age of 81. The announcement was made by the Detroit Tigers via their official X account.

Nicole Michalik, known as “Nik the Web Chick,” is also host of the hit podcast Why Are You Following Me?, available on iTunes.

Albany, Georgia, is where Dollar becomes the Operations Manager for Cumulus' six radio stations in the market. Dollar will also be midday host on NASH FM 104.5 (WKAK-FM) in Albany, and on the air on Rocker WJAD-FM afternoons from 2-6 p.m. Dollar moves to Albany from Cumulus Montgomery where he was PD at WLWI-FM for over eight years.

Jording Silver makes the move to Kansas City to be the new morning host at KRBZ "The Buzz." She will be joined by Danny Boi and Mark, weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ET.