People in the News

Bruce Collins is taking up the role of Talk Operations Manager over Alpha Media Portland’s KXL, KXTG, KUFO, and Radio Northwest Network. Most recently, Collins served as News/Talk/Sports Format Captain for iHeart Media, as well as a Program Director.

Veteran programmer Mike Love will oversee the 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm syndicated daypart show currently called The Doug Banks Radio Show. Most recently, Love was Urban Sr. Director of Programming and Distribution for Cumulus. He has also programmed or been on the air at WBLS-FM, New York; WPGC-FM, Washington, DC; and KMJMFM St. Louis.

Yes, that Martha Quinn, of MTV fame. iHeartMedia is rebranding KOSF-FM, its 80s station in San Francisco, renaming it "iHeart80s," which is what the company calls its iHeartRadio 80s station. The station was called "BIG 103.7, San Francisco’s Hits of the ‘80s & More." Quinn will host morning drive and the station launched with eight days of commercial-free programming.

Susan Forbes is hired back by Beasley as Event Producer for WJBR-FM in Wilmington. Forbes was Promotions Director for WJBR in 2012.

The Toledo Blade has the details about WKKO's Harvey Steele who, dying from liver failure 19 years ago, received a second chance at life with a liver transplant. Today Steele will be awarded the National Donor Memorial Award for Excellence.

Drew Garabo, afternoon drive host on 102.5 The Bone (WHPT 102.5 FM) in Tampa Bay, threw a party for a group of amazing kids on Saturday, June 4, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Bone Studios. Garabo decided to fill the void left by former fellow radio personality Jayde Donovan by awarding an iPad to 12 very special young children battling childhood cancer.

The Boston Globe has the details about the passing of former longtime WBCN DJ Mark Parenteau at the age of 66.

Paul “Coyote” Neumann is back after a three-year break to take over Afternoon Drive on Blue Sky Broadcasting’s KICR/Spokane, WA. Tuesday, June 7, marks his return to the mic.

Adams Radio Group -- which has stations in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Suburban Chicago / Northwest Indiana, Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Salisbury – Ocean City, Maryland – has promoted Scott Smith to VP of Programming. Smith has been with Adams since it acquired stations in Northwest Indiana.

Veteran Indianapolis radio host Laura Steele has joined Classic Hits station 104.5 WJJK as host, nights. Steele was formerly on-air at WFBQ, where she was midday personality for the last 15 years.