People in the News

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.

Guillermo Moreno will begin hosting a talk show on iHeart's PowerTalk 96.7 and AM 1400 in Freson January 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. Moreno is a conservative talker.

Michael Banks has been hired by Connoisseur as GSM for its Farmingdale, Long Island, cluster. He joins the Sales Management Team, consisting of GSM Paul Anthony and Digital SM Lisa Phillips. He'll report to Connoisseur Media Long Island’s Director of Sales Darren DiPrima. Banks' first day on the job was Tuesday, December 27.

Entercom's KOIT-FM in San Francisco has hired Nick Steele and Kristen Flowers to host morning drive. They begin Thursday, January 5, 2017 and replace Andrew Hart, who resigned earlier this month to pursue opportunities outside of radio.

Longtime KRNA-FM/Cedar Rapids Brand Manager Gregg "Shark" Scharnau lost his 15-month battle with pancreatic cancer last week. He was only 49. Scharnau began his career at KDTH-AM/KATF-FM in his hometown of Dubuque and spent time on air in Princeton, Illinois before settling in at KRNA in the late 90s. A celebration of Scharnau's life will be held Wednesday.

In a Facebook post last night the iHeart Tucson Market President says in January he'll become the COO of Premier Auto Center and justtrucks.com. Anderson said his time in media, specifically iHeartMedia, has been nothing short of amazing and rewarding for him and his family.

Guy Gordon will host a new afternoon talk show from 3-5 p.m. on WJR in Detroit starting January 3. Gordon has been in TV news in Detroit for over 30 years. Gordon's show replaces The Michael Savage Show.

Johnny O’Leary segues from his roles as APD and PM Drive Host on Atlanta’s Q100/WWWQ-FM to join WSSX-FM in Charleston where he'll be PD and take an on-air shift. O'Leary spent nine years at Q100 in Atlanta. Prior to that, he was PD for New South Radio and was also Imaging Director for Q102 in Cincinnati.