People in the News

Steve Rooney, a popular radio personality on Mix 107.5/Clovis, NM, died near his home in Portales, Saturday night, when the vehicle he was driving encountered ice on the roadway, according to a news release from New Mexico State Police. He was 45.

Fred Ampel, who worked in the professional audio industry for more than five-decades, has died. The audio engineer and Air Force veteran worked at a number of recording studios and also spent time in radio.

The promotions are both in Birmingham where Tasha Simone (left) becomes the PD for WUHT-FM and Valerie Vining is promoted to PD at WZRR-FM (Talk 99.5).

WRKO-AM 680 has added Grace Curley and Jesse Kelly to the 2021 line up. The shows debut January 4, 2021.

Bill O’Reilly is out with a new book in his "Killing" series. The work,Killing The Legends-The Lethal Danger of Celebrity is the 12th in the series of novels he writes with Martin Dugard.

The host of "The Situation with Michael Brown" on KHOW in Denver, has been named full-time host of the nationally syndicated program, "The Weekend". The Premier Networks program is heard on more than 300 stations nationwide.

Audacy New York City has added Elliot Segal to the weekday programming lineup for ALT 92.3 (WNYL-FM). 'Elliot in the Morning' is also heard on ALT 96.5 (KRBZ-FM) Kansas City and ALT 102.1 (WRXL-FM) Richmond.

New York Yankee radio play-by-play man John Sterling is out of the hospital and feeling great after being treated for a blood infection (he tested negative for COVID-19). He's planning to be back calling games starting Wednesday. Neil Best spoke to the 82-year old broadcaster for an article in Newsday .

Morning show Rick and Sasha — nationally syndicated by Westwood One — has joined Urban AC station Magic 107.3/WMGL-FM in Charleston, SC.

The final-round judging panel for the 26th Annual Radio Mercury Awards has been announced. The jury, drawn together with the help of Chief Judge Mark Gross, founder and creative director, Highdive Advertising, comprises thought leaders from across the country, representing all size markets and diverse audiences for some of radio's top spending advertising clients.