People in the News

Westwood has produced and distributed Dave Ross' weekday feature for 25 years and that relationship will continue. Ross is a morning news host on KIRO-FM in Seattle and his daily commentary is heard on over 200 stations.

The Country station is owned by Steel City Media in Kansas City where Todd Nixon will take over as PD for Mike Kennedy, who retired at the end of 2016.

A familiar voice will be heard on the The Ace & TJ Show when listeners tune in in 2017. Guenn (Peterson) Schneider had been part of the team from 2007-2011 and has spent the past few years working with various media outlets throughout Charlotte. Now she's back and raring to go.

Joey Jenkins has been promoted to PD for ESPN Boise (Impact Radio Group). He's been with Impact since March of 2016, working as producer, phone screener, and board operator for all local programming on ESPN Boise.

This changes comes from iHeart in Grand Rapids where WSNX-FM (Hit Music) will pipe in Mojo in the Morning starting January 16, 2017. Mojo broadcasts from Detroit. His show replaces Ken and Shmitty. Shmitty will remain at the station as Mid Day host.

Bubba John Stevens (John Laboranti) who was on the air in Philadelphia for over 45 years has died. Stevens worked for WMGK and WMMR, retiring from WMGK in November of 2013. He was 66 when he passed and battling cancer.

97.1 The Ticket PD Jimmy Powers says Terry Foster, co-host of “Valenti and Foster,” is returning to the show today. Jeff Riger has been filling in for Foster on the Detroit sports station after it was reported a few months back Foster had a stroke.

Paducah, Kentucky personality Ed Taylor was hit and killed by a car this week. He was 76 and had been on the air in the area for over 60 years.

WSNQ (Saxonburg, PA) President and GM Ken Hawk has informed Radio Ink that Allegheny Mountain Network Founder Cary Simpson has passed away. Simpson was a radio operator in the Navy during World War II. In the 50s, Simpson began building a group of small radio stations which became known as the Allegheny Mountain Radio Network.

WMMR is making its first on-air change in 8 years. Longtime WMMR-FM night host Matt Cord is moving over to mornings on Beasley's 95.7 BEN-FM. Cord will co-host mornings with mid-day host Kristen Herrmann as of January 3. Jacky Bam Bam will take over Cord's shift.