People in the News

Sports-hungry New Englanders get another side on their plate when Andy Gresh returns to the Providence airwaves as the new 6-9 p.m. host at WPRO-AM. Gresh will talk Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, and Bruins, as well as Providence College, University of Rhode Island, Brown, and Bryant.

Seton Hall’s student-run station, WSOU 89.5 FM, has welcomed three new inductees into its Hall of Fame: sportscaster Matt Loughlin '79, traffic reporter Pete Tauriello '76, and engineer Richard Koziol. In addition, George Roskos '09 was presented with the station's Distinguished Young Alumnus Award. The honorees were inducted on Saturday, April 8.

Jon Patch's lively, three-hour show Talkin’ Pets is celebrating 27 years of broadcasting. Patch, and his dedicated veterinarians and trainers on the show, talk about medical, behavior issues, pet products, food, treats, training issues, and more. For more information or to add Talkin’ Pets to your station please call Jon at 813-888-5043 or email him at [email protected].

Cox Media Group Tampa Radio has named Magic Mornings with Danielle as its new, permanent morning show on Magic 94-9 (WWRM – FM). For the past 10 years, Danielle McBroom was on the air with sister station WSUN (97X).

Teri Ann Schlesser, co-host of the Jason & Teri Ann Morning Show for Soft Rock 89.9, Fresno, has renewed her contract with iHeartMedia and will continue to broadcast weekdays 5-10 a.m. The Jason & Teri Ann Morning Show features Schlesser and Jason Hurst discussing the latest trends in Hollywood and local news, and playing music.

The KTJJ-FM morning host has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce (Missouri). The Achievement Award is not given out every year but only when an individual has stood out above the rest.

Orban Labs has promoted David Rusch to Sales Manager, North America. Rusch had been Director of North American Sales and Marketing with the company from 2002-2014. Between 2014 and early 2017, he  remained involved with Orban in an auxiliary role. Rusch began his radio career in 1982 as an Account Executive for KLFF-AM/KMZK-FM in Phoenix, AZ.

Conservative warrior and capitalist evangelist Wayne Allyn Root is well known for his impassioned approach to Talk radio. An unabashed Trump supporter, Root takes his listeners to the outer reaches of America’s right wing and stirs things up. USA Radio Network has decided that makes for dynamic radio and has announced an agreement for national syndication with the host.

On the Move with Enrique Santos is the first English-language radio show to feature Enrique Santos, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of iHeartLatino, iHeartMedia’s new Hispanic platform. The new show will be a two-hour, music-intensive CHR weekend program debuting April 15 on more than 100 iHeart stations. The show will originate from Miami.

Cumulus has hired Jeff Lyon as VP/GM for its four-station cluster in Abilene. Lyon joins Cumulus from Townsquare, where he was President/Chief Revenue Officer for its four stations in Victoria, TX, for 21 years. Prior to that, he was VP/GM for Sierra Industries' radio stations KSNM-FM and KXDC-FM in Las Cruces, NM.