People in the News

The Radio Television Digital News Association and Foundation (RTDNA/F) has turned to longtime Association member Dan Shelley to be the new Incoming Executive Director of the two organizations. Shelley is a former Chairman of the Board and the current Foundation Secretary/Treasurer.

Chandler has won the coveted 32nd Annual Stellar Award for Gospel Announcer Of The Year as host of his nationally syndicated morning show Mike Chandler & Friends. Chandler’s local radio station, WFMI-FM, was also nominated for a Stellar Award for Radio Station Of The Year (Large Market).

As the new Executive Creative Director, Rahul Sabnis will be tasked with guiding the development of content, and articulate a compelling creative vision for how iHeartMedia can develop content for brands across all its assets. Sabnis joins iHeartMedia from MullenLowe Profero, where he was the Executive Creative Director and Head of Creative.

Reiter Than You began as a live show on CBS Sports digital platforms in September 2016, airing Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. An expanded version will begin broadcasting to a national radio audience every weekday on Monday, April 17, 6 to 10 p.m. ET.

Chicago’s 670 The Score (WSCR-AM) is adding a new segment to the mid-morning Bernstein and Goff Show featuring Cubs’ reigning NL MVP Kris Bryant and former Cy Young award winner Jake Arrieta.

The Beasley Media Group veteran has decided to return to the airwaves, hosting Mid-Days at Old School 107.7 Jamz, Monday to Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Morgan has been Program Director for four years.

Derrick Martin is iHeart's new St. Louis Region President overseeing 33 radio stations. That puts Martin in charge of all of iHeart's brands in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City and Davenport, Iowa, and St. Louis and Springfield, Missouri. He'll report to Tom McConnell, President of the Midwest/Southeast Division for iHeartMedia.

Morgan Bohannon is the new VP/Market Manager for Cumulus' four-station group in Memphis. He replaces Alan Kirshbom, who left four months ago to go back to Austin for family reasons. Bohannon joins Cumulus s from iHeartMedia where he was Area President in Memphis. Bohannon worked for iHeart and Clear Channel for over 20 years.

Salem's Washington, D.C. VP/GM David Ruleman is retiring at the end of June. In addition to his D.C. role, Ruleman has served for many years as a Regional VP of Operations with oversight of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Boston. During his 31 years with Salem, Ruleman has provided operational oversight during the acquisition of more than of 20 stations in nine markets.

He was let go by CBS Chicago in December. Monday, iHeartMedia hired Jeff Kapugi as Region Senior VP of Programming for Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. iHeartMedia’s Washington, D.C. Region includes HOT 99.5, 97.1 WASH-FM, DC101, 98.7 WMZQ, BIG 100 and Cherry Blossom Radio in D.C. and 93.1 WPOC, Z104.3, 102.7 JACK-FM in Baltimore.