People in the News

Portland’s Classic Rock station 92-3 KGON, is bringing back Sunday Night Blues Room, featuring longtime radio veteran Steve Pringle. The show debuts Sunday, August 6 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and will feature all the blues favorites Portland has come to know and love.

American Urban Radio Networks has promoted Lenore Williams to Sr. VP of Affiliate Operations and Compliance. Williams began her career as traffic manager with one of the company’s owned and operated stations.

Industry veteran Sherman Kizart has been chosen to serve on a two-year term of the Federal Communications Commission's Federal Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment. Kizart says this is an "awesome opportunity to serve our country and the industry that I love."

College and NFL football star Mike Pritchard had joined Sports Radio 104.3 The Fan (KKFN-FM) as co-host of the Pritchard and Cecil program, weekdays from 9 to 10 a.m., alongside Cecil Lammey starting Aug. 16, 2017. Pritchard was a star with the University of Colorado Buffaloes 1990 National Championship team, before playing nine seasons in the NFL, including a stint in Denver.

KOA Newsradio's Steffan Tubbs was arrested for domestic violence disturbance via phone on Sunday. The police report says Tubbs is accused of repeatedly calling the victim and sending her harassing voice, video and text messages, using vulgar language with intent to annoy the victim." Tubbs has been with KOA in Denver for 12 years.

Roula Christie who hosts The Roula and Ryan Show on Cumulus’ KRBE-FM in Houston. The MIW Airblazer award is given annually to an on-air personality and stems from an alliance formed in 2015 between the MIW Radio Group and Talentmaster's Morning Show Boot Camp.

Travis Moon is the new PD for Country station KUBL-FM/K-Bull 93 in Salt Lake. It's a return to KUBL for Moon, who was afternoon host, APD, and Music Director for the station earlier in his career. Moon joins the Cumulus station from KAJA-FM (San Antonio), KASE-FM and KVET-FM (Austin), where he was Director of Country Operations/Afternoon Drive for iHeart.

iHeartMedia Phoenix announced today that Vinnie Del Rosso has joined 99.9 KEZ’s Beth and Friends morning show as a new on-air talent and executive producer. Del Rosso will serve as an on-air counterpart to the longest-running morning show host in the Phoenix market, Beth McDonald. He will also be the show’s executive producer.

Futuri Media has announced three key additions to its team: Chris Huneke, Alison Stubbendieck, and James Hunziker. All three new hires are based in the company’s new Cleveland-area headquarters.

Dixon was the morning show co-host on KIOA in Des Moines. The station posted this message on its website Friday: "Earlier today, we lost our precious friend and coworker – and your beloved morning radio friend. For the last decade, she battled cancer with the most amazing courage and spirit. Eventually, her physical form was no match for the disease, but her will to live a rich life – filled with fun and laughter, never yielded."