People in the News

The show, which has a listener base across 60 Country stations, is returning to Compass Media Networks. Said Dee Jay Silver, “I am thrilled to rejoin Compass Media Networks. This is where it all began for me a few years ago and I look forward to a long-term partnership.”

Lisa Stephens, sister of The Country Oldies Show host Steve Warren, passed away in Indiana on May 4, from complications of COPD. Stephens lived and worked in New York City for 20 years at the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, CBS records, Warner Brothers and several music management companies.

Troy Hanson, PD for Chicago Alternative station 101 WKQX-FM, and VP, Programming, Rock Formats, has scored a promotion to the newly created position of VP, Operations, for the company's four-station group in Chicago, while Chicago’s Classic Hits 94.7 WLS-FM PD Brian Thomas has landed a multi-year contract extension.

Beth Arroyo Utterback is a 35-year public media veteran, and WWOZ/New Orleans believes she’s the right person to be the station’s new GM. Utterback comes to WWOZ from her position as Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer at WYES-TV (PBS). She starts June 1.

Steve McNair is the new Market President for iHeartMedia in New Orleans. McNair moves to iHeart from Titan Broadcasting where he was Regional Sales Manager at KUBE-TV in Houston. New Orleans was without a Market President previous to the McNair hire.

WSB-FM/Atlanta will be kickstarting the city’s day with a new-look morning show, starting Monday, May 15. Drex Renner has joined the station and Tad & Drex Mornings will air weekdays from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. The focus will continue to be issues that matter to women in Atlanta, music, and celebrity news. Previously, Drex was the lead on Drex, Cassidy and Tingle on Star 94 Atlanta.

CBS RADIO Las Vegas has extended the contract of Jon Que and, in conjunction with the signing, promoted him to Music Director for 98.5 KLUC, and Assistant Program Director and Music Director for 98.5 HD-2 Da Shaka, Vegas’ Island and Reggae Station. These new roles are in addition to his weekday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on-air shift with 98.5 KLUC.

iHeartMedia announced Wednesday that JoJo Turnbeaugh has been named Regional Senior Vice President of Programming for Denver. iHeart Denver includes radio stations spanning six markets, including NewsRadio KOA, 103.5 The Fox, Channel 93.3, and KBCO in Denver, as well as Springs Y96.9 and My 99.9 in Colorado Springs, and KISS 96.1 in Fort Collins.

Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame DJ and The Bone 107.7/KSAN-FM midday personality Steven Seaweed is retiring. His last broadcast will be June 30. Seaweed debuted in Rock radio on KLRB-FM in Carmel, CA, on New Year’s Eve, 1972.

Donny Hudson has been with Spanish Broadcasting for 18 years holding many management positions, including SVP of Sales, LSM and D.O.S. SBS has named him VP/GM in Miami replacing Carolina Santamarina who's moving to SBS Portafolio.