People in the News

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers has announced the Digital Team, which reports to Alice Kim, ASCAP’s Chief Strategy & Digital Officer. Divisions of the Team include the Digital Product & User Experience Group, led by Dena Fletcher, and the Data Strategy & Business Intelligence Group, led by David Frigeri.

The show is currently heard on WAOA/Melbourne, FL from 5-9 a.m., and as of Monday will be heard in the same time slot on Cumulus Media sisters WZNS (Z96) in Fort Walton Beach, FL, and WABD-FM/Mobile, AL. Z96 and WABD add new local programming with the move.

Gabe Buch will take over as Producer of the Chris & Nina morning show on the New KMLE @ 107.9, Monday, Oct. 3. The show can be heard weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on the Phoenix station.

One of radio's most familiar names, Kraig Kitchin, will now be consulting radio imaging and production company, The Mix Group.

Real 92.3’s star jock Big Boy announced Monday that the station’s second annual major concert event, “The Real Show,” will take place at The Forum in Inglewood on Saturday, November 5. Acts will include Usher, Bryson Tiller, Kid Ink, Desiigner, Belly, and Kap G, with more artists to be announced in coming weeks.

The RTDNA Board of Directors presented KSL Radio (Salt Lake City) News Director Sheryl Worsley and CBS Radio News Vice President Harvey Nagler with awards this past weekend. Here's what they were for...

Denver afternoon personality Dan Mitchell has joined Westwood One to anchor afternoons for the company’s Classic Rock 24-hour format, which airs on 129 stations nationwide.

John Kage is the new PD at Bonneville's KYGO in Denver, replacing the recently departed Eddie Haskell. Kage worked with Market Manager Bob Call in Denver when Lincoln owned KQKS.

Hubbard Radio Seattle has named Joe “Jeetz” Reder as Afternoon Drive Host at Rock 98.9 KVRQ. Jeetz spent over eight years working the airwaves for 99.9 KISW/Seattle, before moving to, wait for it, Anchorage, Alaska, where he as PD and on afternoon drive. He also had a stop in Sin City doing mornings at KXTE.

It won’t surprise many people that Greater Media Senior Vice President Heidi Raphael has been named among the class of 2016 Women of Influence in Western New York by Buffalo Business First. The much-admired executive will be honored during a special luncheon, Thursday, September 22 at the Millennium Hotel in Buffalo, New York.