People in the News

KTGV (The Groove) in Tucson is owned by Scripps, and PD Leslie Lois tells us that Krystal Pino (pictured) will be joining the station as morning host in early July. Pino joins the station from Westwood One where she was an on-air personality and music programmer for several of their nationally-distributed formats. She's also worked for KOHT and KFMA in Tucson.

American General Media is bringing on Josh Riley as Director of Sales for their cluster in Albuquerque/Santa Fe, New Mexico. Riley has been in the radio industry for over 11 years, the past seven of which were spent with El Dorado Broadcasters in California.

The Washington Post has the details regarding the arrest of syndicated host Peter Deibler, also known as Kane on The Kane Show. He was arrested in Maryland, Friday, after his wife accused him of second-degree assault. Deibler and his wife are in the middle of a nasty divorce, some of the details making their way onto Kane's radio show.

Entercom has promoted Chase Daniels to Operations Manager in Madison, replacing David Moore. Daniels will oversee Hot AC WMHX (Mix 105.1), Triple AAA WMMM (105-5 Triple M), and Classic Hits WOLX. Daniels has also worked at WSTR Atlanta and WAPE Jacksonville.

The Gazette in Cedar Rapids has the details about KMRY host Ricky Bartlett's near-death experience. Bartlett had part of his left leg amputated 18 months ago after contracting necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating disease.

Nineteen years ago, doctors gave Harvey Steele one week to live. End-stage liver disease transformed Harvey into a frail, jaundiced man who couldn’t even walk. Harvey, who received two life-saving liver transplants in November 1997, has been making the most of his second chance at life ever since.

Alpha Media Y100’s (WXYY) Mia Amini has won Best On Air Personality in Division A radio from the Georgia Association of Broadcasters.

Veteran radio programmer Thom McGinty is heading east to Columbus to take the programming chair at Saga Communications’ Iconic Rock WLVQ “Qfm96.” McGinty’s success crosses multiple formats in cities including Detroit, Seattle, and Kansas City.

CoCo Dominguez took over the afternoon slot at CBS Radio's HOT 95.7 where she's worked evenings since 2015 and filled in as PM driver since April 1.

Kelsey McDaniel has been named Director of Marketing for Alpha Media, Portland, OR, and will oversee the Promotions and Marketing for the Portland station cluster. An Oregon native, McDaniel has spent the last seven years in Portland Radio.