People in the News

Four years ago, Robert McManus plead guilty to two felonies: the sale of unregistered securities and the sale of securities without a license. McManus hosted a Sunday morning show on 700 WLW called Safe Money America. According to the Journal-News, 18 local residents lost $2 million because of McManus's fraud. The investments were for two oil wells with the promise of as much as 15 to 20 percent return. A judge sentenced McManus to five years. READ MORE HERE

Jimmy Steele is the new Operations Manager for Cumulus’ five-station Mobile cluster. In the newly created position, Steele will oversee stations WABD-FM, WGOK-AM, WBLX-FM, WDLT-FM, and WXQW-AM. He will also serve WXQW-AM as Program Director.

Williams will co-host The Curtis and Eboni Show on WABC Radio in NYC, weekdays Noon-3:00 p.m. ET. In addition to her new co-hosting duties, Williams serves as co-host of FOX News Channel's The FOX News Specialists. She replaces Ron Kuby who was recently let go from the station.

The voice of the Oakland Raiders, Greg Papa, has agreed to a multi-year extension at 95.7 The GAME (KGMZ-FM). Papa has been with the station since 2014, and The Greg Papa Show will continue to air weekdays from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Papa is a three-time California Sportscaster of the Year Award winner.

Ian “Slacker” Richards is feeling pretty good right now. The APD/MD/afternoon drive host for Detroit’s WDZH-FM/98.7 AMP Radio has just received his promotion to Program Director. Richards will continue to handle afternoon drive, 3-7 p.m.

Philadelphia stalwarts and WMMR-FM morning personalities Preston and Steve have signed a multi-year extension with the Beasley station. The duo joined WMMR in 2005 and have held the top-rated morning show position ever since.

Scott Ward has been promoted to PD for CBS Radio;s five radio stations in Riverside and palm Springs. He replaces Lee Douglas and will continue to co-host the K-FROG morning show, a position he first took in 1995.

John Zach will join WECK Radio (AM 1230 & FM 102.9) in Buffalo as News Director on July 10. Zach has been an announcer in the city for over two decades and was most recently heard as morning news anchor at WBEN, where he worked since 1998. He is also well known for his many years behind the radio microphone at WKBW and WGR.

Lon Helton at Country Aircheck was the first to report that incoming Country Radio Hall of Famer Joe Wade Formicola passed away Tuesday after a brief illness. Formicola hosted mornings on WWWW/Detroit from 1987-1995. He was named CMA Personality of the Year in 1988. Joe shared this picture with Radio Ink back in 2016 which was taken when he worked at WKIX in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending.

A short press release from Beasley Media in Boston announced the retirement of long-time WKLB PD Mike Brophey. Brophey has been in radio 43 years, at WKLB for 20, and involved with Country programming for 30. Brophey has been one of Radio Ink's top Country PDs for many years, most of the time near the top of the list, and one year was ranked number one.