Miami market vet Susan Wise heads to WFEZ for mornings
Susan Wise is slated to join WFEZ as morning host on May 29. For the past 15 years, she’s been hosting mornings at Miami’s WLYF-FM. She also worked at markets in Texas and California before coming to Miami. WFEZ-FM is an Adult Contemporary station serving the Miami area. Susan Wise WFEZ-FM (305) 444-4404 www.easy93.com
KIBB, KVWF name Pat James program director
On May 30, Pat James will take over as program director at KIBB and KVWF. It’s a return to the Wichita, Kan. market for James, who worked at KFDI-FM until 2004 alongside morning host Cornbread. The duo then moved to St. Louis’ WIL-FM, though budget cuts at the station in November left Cornbread hosting solo. [...]
KFOG launches new morning show
KFOG will premiere its new morning show, “KFOG in the Morning” on May 29. Hosted by Tony Longo, Melanie Walker and Greg Gory, the show will air weekdays from 5 to 10 a.m. and feature a Bay Area focus. Gory has been with the station since December, but Longo and Walker are both joining KFOG [...]
Cumulus names Kevin Waltman Montgomery, Ala. market manager
Kevin Waltman is now the market manager for Cumulus Media’s seven-station Montgomery, Ala. cluster. He comes from Clear Channel, where he oversaw the company’s five-station Tallahassee, Fla. cluster. Waltman replaces John Rodriguez at Cumulus. Cumulus’ seven-station Montgomery, Ala. cluster includes: WLWI-FM (Country); WMXS-FM (Adult Contemporary); WXFX-FM (Rock); WHHY-FM (Contemporary Hits); WLWI-AM (News/Talk); WMSP-AM (Sports); and [...]
WFAS moves Mike Allan into middays; Lauren Crocker joins morning show
WFAS has added new talent to its weekday line-up, with part-timer Mike Allan moving into middays and Lauren Crocker joining the “Jay Michaels Morning Show.” Allan now hosts from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and replaces Bobby Farrell, who moved to hosting weekends. Crocker comes to WFAS from WBBO-FM and co-hosts alongside Jay Michaels from [...]
Clear Channel clusters Las Vegas, Tucson and El Paso markets add new managers
Clear Channel has clustered its Las Vegas, Tucson, Ariz., and El Paso, Texas markets, promoting three into new leadership roles. Glynn Alan will oversee all three markets, a total of 16 stations, as regional market manager, based in Tucson. He was previously regional market manager for Clear Channel’s Colorado Springs and Fort Collins, Colo. stations. [...]
CBS Radio Tampa names Brian Thomas vice president of programming
Brian Thomas has been named vice president of programming for CBS Radio’s Tampa, Fla. six-station cluster. He begins the position on June 4 and will oversee WLLD-FM; WQYK-FM; WRBQ-FM; WSJT-FM; WYUU-FM; and WQYK-AM. Currently, Thomas is program director of WCBS-FM in New York, as well as vice president of CBS Radio’s classic hits programming division. [...]
WRLT announces Dave Rossi as new program director
Dave Rossi has been named program director at WRLT, filling the slot left vacant after David Hall’s sudden passing in February. Rossi begins the position on May 14. He is a veteran programmer, having worked at WWMM-FM, WRAX-FM, WAVF-FM, and WOIT-FM. WRLT-FM is an Adult Album Alternative station broadcasting to the Nashville, Tenn. area. Dave [...]
Larry Mendte joins WWIQ for morning news
Longtime TV and radio news anchor Larry Mendte has joined WWIQ, now hosting the station’s morning news show alongside Al Gardner. He has previously hosted radio shows in Atlanta, Tampa, Fla., and Charlotte, N.C. A Philadelphia native, he began his career as a TV anchor in New York and has also hosted the “Access Hollywood” [...]
KTRS adds two hosts, shifts schedule
John Carney, who recently left KEZK-FM, is joining KTRS on June 4 for the 9 p.m. to midnight shift. Additionally, current KFNS-AM host Martin Kilcoyne is joining the station on May 14 to host noon to 3 p.m. The new arrivals will result in a shift of several shows in the KTRS line-up. John Hadley [...]