Mason & Remy Take Mornings at Big 95.5 Chicago

1-9-2015

Hot on the heals of the announcement of Steve Stewart taking the PD reins at iHeartMedia's Big 95.5, iHeart has now announced that Mason & Remy will fill AM drive on the new Country station starting January 20th. Mason and Remy follow Stewart from KSD 93.7 The Bull/St. Louis where they handled morning drive for the last 5 years. Tapping into the Chicago lifestyle on the air shouldn't be too much of an issue for the morning team, Mason and Remy first met while working in Bloomington earlier in their career. The team airs their first show on Big 95.5 January, 20th. As part of an expanded role with the company, Mason and Remy will continue their PM drive show on The Bull.

Steve Stewart, Program Director, Big 95.5 says, "These are two of the brightest and most talented talents in our industry today. I am proud of the success they have achieved and look forward to continue working with them on the future success of Big 95.5."

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Mahaffey to Co-Host Mornings in Dallas

12-17-14

Skip Mahaffey will replace Ken Buckner as morning show co-host with Lisa Taylor on Cumulus' KPLX in Dallas-Fort Worth. Market Manager Dan Bennett said, "Skip is a tremendous talent with a great track record of success in ratings and industry awards and truly understands the air talent?s role on a great music station.? Mahaffey moves to Dallas from WWJB/WXJB in Hernando County, FL, where he was Midday Talk Show Host.

Mahaffey has a voiceover business and media consultancy. In the past, Mahaffey was on the air at WWKA in Orlando, morning show host for WFUS and WQYK in Tampa, WCOL in Columbus,  KSON in San Diego, and KVOO in Tulsa. He also hosted Dial-Global?s nationally-syndicated Country music show, True Country, with more than 60 affiliates. Mahaffey has been honored for his work with three CMA Air Personality of the Year awards.

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Cassidy To Host Mornings In Florida

6-4-14

Greg Cassidy joins The PULSE (WPLL-FM) as morning host and PD in Ocala/Gainesville, which is owned by MARC Radio. Cassidy is heading south from St. Louis, where he was music director and morning host at KLJY JOY-FM. GM Camellia Pflum said, "The recruitment of Cassidy shows a significant investment in the projected growth of the area local radio market. To attract a talent and management mind of this caliber speaks well to the potential of the growing audience. We expect listeners to throng to 106.9 FM, and with Greg?s quick wit and on-air presence, we expect them to stay.?

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Mason To Mornings In Detroit

2-27-14
Radio One Detroit has announced a new local and live morning show featuring iconic Detroit radio talent John Mason on WDMK, 105.9 kiss-fm. VP/GM Kathy Stinehour says, ?Our company sees a huge opportunity on the FM band given the recent changes made by the competition. Mason in the Morning will soon be the only live and local morning show appealing to the Adult Urban audience. Detroiters love their own and we feel the new show will prove very successful." The Tom Joyner Morning Show will move to News/Talk 1200 AM WCHB.

In addition, WCHB?s Mildred Gaddis will have a brand new program. The Mildred Gaddis Show will air weekdays on News/Talk 1200 AM WCHB and 99.9FM from 4-7 p.m. 

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Husband Wife Team To Host Mornings In Seattle

12-4-13

Entercom Seattle says married couple Candy and Potter will take over mornings at The New HOT 103.7 in Seattle as of January 22. The duo will move from Madison where they now host mornings for MidWest Family's Country station Q106 (WWQM). Candy and Potter were raised in Seattle and begain their radio careers there. They have also worked in Charlotte and Albany, NY.

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Jack Diamond To Host Mornings In Miami

9-14-13

Lincoln Financial Media announced today that veteran broadcast personality Jack Diamond has been selected to host a new morning drive program on the company?s heritage adult-contemporary outlet, 101.5 LITE FM (WLYF). He succeeds Ellen Jaffe, who moves to afternoon drive. South Florida personality Julie Guy joins Diamond as co-host. Diamond comes to LITE FM following nearly 24 years of success at WRQX-FM in Washington, D.C.

Diamond's broadcast career includes decades at radio stations in New York, San Francisco, Boston, and Providence, as well as previous association with LFM?s Atlanta and San Diego properties. ?Jack Diamond is a master entertainer, engaging each listener over the air, in person, and through all forms of interactive media,? said Rob Sidney, Director of Programming and Operations for WLYF. ?His experience, showmanship, and passion reflect the best of what LITE FM has built over four decades. And I'm thrilled to have Jack kicking off LITE's next era of success.?

?This is a reunion for Jack and me,? commented Maureen Lesourd, Senior Vice President and General Manager for LFM?s Miami cluster of stations. ?I brought him to D.C. and together we built one of the most successful adult-contemporary franchises in the nation. Jack's commitment to his craft and ability to relate to an audience are like none other.?

Guy has spent more than two decades at top-ranked contemporary music stations in Miami and Fort Lauderdale. For the past 11 years, she anchored ?Those Two Girls in the Morning? at Miami?s WFLC.

(9/16/2013 5:57:37 PM)
I am sorry to learn Jack is leaving the DC area, but Miami you will love listening to Jack Diamond in the morning.
(9/16/2013 2:07:23 PM)
So excited. Just moved from the DC area and had to stop listening when Jack went off the air. Glad to be able to hear him again.

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Sana G. Takes Over Mornings On KMEL

8-15-13

Hip Hop/R&B station KMEL-FM in San Francisco announced that Afternoon Drive Host Sana G. will move to mornings starting Monday. Sana G. has been anchoring afternoons on KMEL for the past three years. Big Von, who has been hosting evenings on KMEL, will replace Sana G. during afternoons and Shay Diddy will now host evenings. Current Morning Co-Hosts Miss Kimmie and Lady Ray will remain integral elements of the KMEL Morning Show.

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Dave And Chuck The Freak Take Over WRIF Mornings

Greater Media Detroit announced that Dave Hunter and Chuck ?The Freak? Urquhart have been named the new morning team at 101 WRIF-FM, starting May 28. The team had been working for Bell Media Radio in Windsor, Canada, on 89X, which can also be heard in the Detroit market. The team quit in November and sat out their 6-month non-compete contract. Lisa Way (pictured here) is also part of the team.

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Boston's Amp Brings TJ To Mornings

2-12-2013

TJ Taormina has been named morning show host of CBS's 103.3 AMP Radio (WODS-FM) in Boston. TJ joins AMP from the ?Elvis Duran Morning Show? on Z100 in New York where he was a co-host. TJ began his career in high school volunteering at Fairleigh Dickinson University's WFDU-FM, running public service tapes on weekends. In 2002, after getting accepted into FDU?s broadcasting department, he landed an internship with Elvis Duran. 

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Blaze Radio Adds Doc Thompson To Mornings

1-10-13

Glenn Beck?s Radio Network has hired Doc Thompson for morning drive. Thompson, who will debut his morning show January 21, has been a regular guest host of the Glenn Beck Radio Program since 2008. Thompson said, "This is an amazing opportunity for me every day to express the principles of the Constitution, fight for freedom, and spend Glenn's money. I'm ready to host a national radio show but trust me, the elected elitists in D.C. are not ready for me!"

TheBlaze Radio Network also named Chris Peterson Assistant Program Director. Peterson joins TheBlaze Radio Network as Assistant Program Director after over five years at Premiere Radio Networks, most recently as Director of Affiliate Relations.

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Bethany Watson Joins Elvis Duran In Mornings

8-10-12

WHTZ (Z100)/New York morning personality Elvis Duran will have a new co-host as of Monday: Bethany Watson joins the show, which is also syndicated nationally by Premiere. Watson comes over from Clear Channel sister KDWB/Minneapolis, where she's been co-hosting mornings with Dave Ryan.

"After an exhausting worldwide search, we found her!" Duran said. "Bethany brings lots of baggage, but the kind of baggage that makes for a fun, playful and thoughtful co-host. We can't wait to introduce her to our listeners Monday morning."

Z100 PD Sharon Dastur added, "Bethany has great chemistry with Elvis and the entire Morning Show, which will definitely entertain and engage listeners every morning. After meeting her for the first time, we could tell within the first five minutes that she'd be a perfect fit for the show. We are thrilled to have Bethany join the team."

(8/11/2012 6:58:30 PM)
If so, I'de "do her" in a heartbeat!

LMFAO!!!

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CBS Picks Ty Bentli for Mornings att WXRK NY.

6-29-2012
Bentli joins 92.3 NOW from KBIG in Los Angeles. Prior to that, he did afternoons at WKSC in Chicago.  Bentli says ?I?ve been extremely fortunate to enjoy success in the greatest markets in radio and with some of the best programmers in this biz?and it?s almost impossible for me to comprehend that I now will be waking up in the greatest city in the world.  I can?t explain how excited I am to be setting my alarm for six hours earlier than usual, in a time zone that is three hours ahead of my current internal clock. Now if you need me, I?ll be in SoHo aging in dog years.?

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Wolfe Joins WMAG/Greensboro In Mornings

April 16, 2012

Chris Wolfe joins Clear Channel AC WMAG/Greensboro, NC, as morning co-host, taking the 5:30-9:30 a.m. shift with current morning host Lora Songster. Wolfe previously hosted mornings on WWJO/St. Cloud, MN, and before that did nights on WPCV/Lakeland, FL.

WMAB OM/PD Jeff Cushman said, "There was tremendous interest in joining the WMAG team and Chris? sense of humor, talent, and drive set him apart and teaming him up with Lora will energize Triad listeners every morning."

Wolfe will be on the air with songster on April 23.

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Salem Adds Heidi Harris to Mornings on Two Stations

4-16-2012

Beginning Monday, April 23rd, Salem Communications will introduce a new brand called "The Answer" to two more stations, according to Salem VP Director, Spoken Word Format, Phil Boyce (pictured). Morning host Heidi Harris join KRLA-AM (in L.A.) and KTIE-AM (in  Riverside) for wake-up duty 6am to 9am. At the same time, the stations will be re-branded as "The Answer," following on the heels of a similar re-branding at the company's News Talk radio station, WNYM-AM 970 in NY City.

Boyce said both the new morning show and the new name and positioning will make both stations more competitive, with more attitude in the imaging, and more opportunities to position the stations in their markets. "We have been using the name 'The Answer' in New York since March 12th, and could not be happier with the response. The on air attitude and positioning is much more positive and we decided we could do something similar for KRLA and KTIE. The addition of Heidi Harris to the morning show is a major investment in the future of these stations,  the timing was perfect to combine the new show with the re-branding effort." 

Heidi Harris was first heard on the air on KDWN in Las Vegas in 1998 during the Monica Lewinsky scandal, when she volunteered to go on the station for free. Her unique take on that issue and others captured the imagination of the city and caught the attention of crosstown competitor KXNT where she became co-host of the morning show in 1999. Later she became the solo host of the morning show on KDWN and developed a great track record, attracting the attention of Salem and KRLA management who wanted their own local morning show. Harris departed Las Vegas radio in March and quickly made the jump to Los Angeles and Riverside, where she begins April 23rd, 6am to 9am.

"I am thrilled and excited to join Salem Communications, a company that has quickly become one of the most respected places to work in radio and a company with a huge commitment to what I do: the News Talk format," said Heidi Harris. "I can't wait to get back on the radio, and to do my thing in Los Angeles and the Inland Empire, two great markets for talk, and two great stations," according to Harris. Boyce added, "Heidi is a proven talk radio pro with a great personality and great instincts on topic selection and on-air attitude, so I am confident she will make a splash in LA and the Inland Empire."

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Ramsey Brothers Return to Louisville Mornings

12-16-2011

WVEZ-FM is owned by Cox and Operations Manager Shane Collins says "the new full-service, AM-drive program will be a fun, positive, upbeat show that caters to hip, family-oriented women." The brothers were first on the radio together on WRKA in the 1980s and started their careers together as touring stand-up comedians.

They last worked worked together in radio in 1997. Jeff Ramsey has been the host of Lite 106.9?s morning programming since 2008 and says that bringing his brother back into the studio with him is ?a dream come true.?

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Doug McIntyre To Do Mornings at KABC

12-12-2011

Cumulus owns this one as well and McIntyre also begins January 3rd. His show will be called ?McIntyre in the Morning? and run from 5am to 9am in L.A. McIntyre replaces the Peter Tilden Morning Show. This will be McIntyre's second run as morning host at KABC. About his return McIntyre said ?I?m excited to return to the morning drive with leading radio station, KABC. I look forward to keeping my audience informed and entertained as they wake up with me each morning.?

Multiple Golden Mic award winner Terri-Rae Elmer will be joining the program handling local news as well as co-hosting duties. For the past 28 years, Ms. Elmer, known as ?T-Rae? in the industry, worked as a news announcer at Crosstown KFI. L.A. Market Manager Marko Radlovic said, "having Doug return to morning drive on KABC gives our listeners a dynamic and credible show to start their days. And having veteran Terri-Rae join the KABC team and morning drive is a huge advantage to the show.?

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