People in the News

Detroit’s 97.1 The Ticket (WXYT-FM) has moved Jamie Samuelsen to mornings where he’ll join Mike Stone and Sara Fouracre to form The Jamie and Stoney Show beginning Tuesday, September 6.

Veteran hip-hop icon YoYo is the newest addition to the nationally syndicated Café Mocha Radio. As the show moves into its sixth year, the Ice Cube protégé has signed on to be a permanent co-host of the top-rated weekend show targeting women.

Zach Bye, formerly the co-host of Big Board Sports on 104.5 The Team ESPN Radio, is making the move to Sports Radio 104.3 The Fan (KKFN-FM)/Denver, to team up with Brandon Stokely. Stokley and Zach will air weekdays from 12 to 3 p.m., beginning Friday, March 31, 2017.

And that name is Debbie Pretzello. The award is for the company’s top sales producer for the 2016 calendar year. This is the fourth time Pretzello, Senior Account Executive for Beasley’s Augusta Market, has won the award.

The San Antonio talk show legend died Friday morning, reports NEWS4SA.com. Ware began his radio career in the mid-1950s in Baytown, Texas before moving to Austin, Texas, where he worked for LBJ at KTBC radio and television.

Guaranty Media in Baton Rouge announced on Wednesday that James Gilmore lost his battle with cancer this week. GM Gordy Rush said Gilmore was a consummate professional who loved the radio business. Gilmore was only 51 years of age.

Salem Media Group announced on Thursday that Mike Blakemore, PD for WFSH-FM in Atlanta, has been appointed to the new position of VP Programming for all of Salem's Contemporary Christian Music stations. Blakemore has been PD at WFSH for 10 years. Prior to that he served in programming roles in Knoxville, Des Moines, and Champaign, IL.

Westwood One host Jim Bohannon was on hand for a Polar Plunge fundraiser in Westminster, South Carolina. The fundraiser benefits South Carolina Special Olympics.

The company has named Mark Garcia SVP of Integrated Marketing Solutions in McAllen and Pulpo Media (an Entravision company) has appointed Laura Willis to the position of VP of Digital Sales.

Longtime radio programming and operations executive Kris Abrams is the new Director/Partner Integration at Futuri Media. Reporting to Sr. VP/Operations Todd Thomas, Kris will work directly with client stations on implementing Futuri’s platforms at local stations domestically and internationally.