People in the News

Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold -- from the syndicated Bob & Tom morning show -- are among the five broadcasters going into the Indiana Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in a ceremony slated for November 17. Brad Byrd, Ed Roehling, and Bill Shirk are the others.

Michael Pettiette gets the promotion to VP and D.O.S. He moves up from Regional Director of Digital Sales for the six-station cluster. He'll now lead the CBS Radio Houston teams responsible for both digital and over-the-air revenue for the entire cluster.

Al Payne has been named as the new PD for 105.1 The Bounce/Detroit’s Throwback Hip Hop and R&B station. Payne most recently served as the Director of Urban Programming at Alpha Media’s WGHL, WGZB, and WMJM in Louisville.

Funnyman Tony Roberts is bringing his comedy chops to the Bay Area to co-host The Morning Dream Team with Tony Sco and Kimmie Taylor on KBLX-FM, weekdays, 6-10 a.m. PST.

iHeartMedia's 97-3 NOW in Milwaukee announced Wednesday that Rahny Taylor will take over mornings beginning September 15. Previously, he was APD, Music Director, and on the air at national Christian stations K-Love and Air1.

Holly Paras has been promoted to run Cumulus' five-station cluster in Providence. She replaces former Market Manager John Sutherland. Paras was previously D.O.S. for the cluster for over 10 years.

Zac Davis has been named Senior VP of Programming. He previously worked as the PD for CHR stations WKSS-FM and WKCI-FM for iHeartMedia Hartford/New Haven. He also served as the Sr. VP of Programming, PD, and morning host for Country station Gator 107.9 in Myrtle Beach.

NBC Sports Radio announced that Mike Tirico, the newest member of NBC Sports Group’s on-air lineup, will be joining the network as an NFL commentator this football season.

Hispanic network AL & CM Broadcasting, announced Tuesday on-air personality Alex “El Genio” Lucas will be honored by the City of Los Angeles on Friday, September 16, 2016 at the prestigious El Grito event, one of the most popular Mexican Independence Day Celebrations in the U.S.

Chris Carrillo is the new VP/GM of SBS Los Angeles, taking over operations at KLAX-FM (97.9FM LA RAZA) and KXOL-FM (Mega 96.3FM), LaMusica. Carrillo had previously held various managerial positions at SBS for ten years including GSM, LSM and AE. Carrillo also worked as an AE at iHeart in Los Angeles.