People in the News

Women’s sports are often very much in the shadow of their male counterparts. So it’s refreshing that on Tuesday, March 28, ESPN Radio and espnW will collaborate on a three-hour program called The Trifecta: Women Making History Special. It will air 9 p.m. – Midnight ET on ESPN Radio and be simulcast on ESPN3. 

Univision is launching its L.A. based afternoon show, “El Free-Guey,” into syndication beginning April 10. She show is hosted by Sylvia del Valle “La Bronca,” with co-hosts Jose Gutierrez “El Tambochi” and Carlos Ivan Paez “El Compa Ivan.

Univision announced that radio personalities Joel Santiago and Nany Sánchez will be bringing their personalities to the television screen as the faces of Univision New York’s new entertainment program “Viernes y Más” (Friday and More).

Drew Bland is moving from Florida to Seattle as he takes the position of PD at Entercom's 100.7 The Wolf starting April 12. Bland joins the Entercom Seattle team from K92.3 FM (WWKA) in Orlando, where he was Director of Programming and Branding. Bland was #19 on Radio Ink's 2017 Best Country PD's in America list. He replaces Mike Preston.

Not the Big Boy syndicated by Premiere. The Big Boy pictured here, who will join Shay Shay on Beasley's 105.1 The Bounce in Detroit. Big Boy in the Morning show with Shay Shay starts today.

Dave Ramsey teamed up with WORD-FM in Greenville this week to present his Smart Money event at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. Ramsey is pictured here with the Entercom Upstate team.

As part of the expansion of its Dallas headquarters, the company has added Mary Jo Nsuk as Corporate Accountant. Mary Jo, who also holds an MBA and B.S. in Business Administration, will join the team led by MusicMaster CFO/Controller Ryan Young. A Dallas resident, Nsuk brings a diverse accounting background to the MusicMaster team.

Two members of the World Series Champions Chicago Cubs -- first baseman Anthony Rizzo and outfielder/catcher Kyle Schwarber -- will make weekly appearances on the station throughout the 2017 season. 

The best-selling author will be the guest speaker at the NAB Show Technology Luncheon on Wednesday, April 26 in Las Vegas. Wu will focus on the innovation cycle as it pertains to some of the most important technologies of the last century, while giving perspective on the evolution of the Internet.

This week, J. Anthony Brown announced that as of April 17 he'll be a permanent member of the Steve Harvey Morning Show. Harvey is syndicated by Premiere, which did not confirm what Brown announced. Brown was part of the Tom Joyner Morning Show for 20 years until November 2016 when it was announced he would no longer be part of the show. In January of 2016, Brown walked off the Joyner show and said he was quitting.