People Moves
Week of 06.08.10
Sara Morgan Moscowitz
The Syfy cable television network hires Sara Morgan Moscowitz as VP of strategic marketing. She most recently was an SVP at Premiere Radio Networks. It’s a return to cable TV for Moscowitz, who prior to Premiere work for Discovery Communications and worked with Lifetime Television while working at Carat USA.
John Mulrooney
Cumulus hires John Mulrooney for morning drive co-host duties on rock WPHD, Poughkeepsie, NY (101.5). He joins host Mark Cooper for what will be known as the “Coop and Mulrooney in the Morning.” Mulrooney’s radio background includes stints on New York’s “Mix 105” (that’s now urban “Power” WWPR; rock WMMS, Cleveland; rock WPYX, Albany; and “Howard 101” on Sirius-XM. The 25-year stand-up comic also has a lot of TV experience, including replacing Joan Rivers as host of Fox-TV’s “The Late Show” before hosting another late-night comedy show, “Comic Strip Live.”
Kris Olinger
Kris Olinger, the longtime head of AM programming for Clear Channel’s Denver cluster, is leaving the company. Olinger has been with the Denver stations – news/talk KOA (850) and talkers KHOW (630) and KKZN (760) – since the 1980s, serving as a news person, news director, air talent, program director and operations manager.
Andrew Langston
WDKX, Rochester, NY (103.9) owner/founder Andrew Langston died June 10. He was 83. After working in the clothing and insurance sales businesses, Langston turned his attention to radio. He began his effort to get an FM in 1968 and six years later signed on the market’s first urban radio station in April 1974 selecting the WDKX call letters in honor of Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X. In recent years his son Andre Langston has run the station.
Phil Hendrie
Talk Radio Network’s Phil Hendrie picks up his first international affiliate: Astral’s news/talk CFRB, Toronto (1010). TRN says Hendrie has added nine other stations including Detroit (WDTW); San Antonio (KRPT); Greensboro (WZTK); Buffalo (WWKB); Reno (KBZZ); Grand Forks (KNOX): Lawrence, KS (KLWN) and Moscow Mills, MO (KYRO).
Sheldon Sharpless
Magnum Broadcasting’s country WPHB, Johnstown-Altoona (1260) parts ways with longtime morning personality Sheldon Sharpless.
Tony Cennamo
Boston radio is remembering WBUR overnight jazz show host Tony Cennamo, who died June 8 following a seizure in April. He was 76. Cennamo retired from WBUR in 1997. His radio career began at Boston’s WCAS in 1967 and five years later WBUR offered him a weekly jazz show. He eventually hosted morning drive, nights and then overnights.
Dave Severino
Citadel hires Dave Severino as its Los Angeles cluster’s VP/director of sales. He joins from CBS Radio’s L.A. cluster where he spent more than a decade and was most recently GSM for CHR “97.1 Amp Radio” KAMP.
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Leonard Madrid
Citadel also promotes 22-year classic rock KLOS (95.5) veteran Leonard Madrid to national sales manager for KLOS and news/talk KABC (790) as well as the Dodgers Radio Network. He replaces Sara Guess.
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Eric Derise
Eric Derise becomes director of digital media, Brian Nicoletti to director of digital content for KLOS and Priscilla Rodriguez to director of digital content for KABC and Dodgers Radio.
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Lisa McKay, J.J. Herr
Curtis Media Group country WQDR-FM, Raleigh (94.7) promotes PD/afternoon drive personality Lisa McKay to station manager. She’ll remain on-air. WQDR also promotes midday personality J.J. Herr to assistant PD.
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Brian McElroy, Stephanie Interbartolo, Liz Stillman
Katz Marketing Solutions promotes three staff members. Brian McElroy is promoted to senior vice president, director of research. The former MediaVest research director has been at Katz since last year. The rep firm also promotes Stephanie Interbartolo and Liz Stillman to vice presidents.
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Matt Shiflett
Clear Channel modern rock “X-101.5” WXSR, Tallahassee hires Matt “Knox” Shiflett as program director and afternoon drive personality. He joins from Clear Channel sister rocker “Project 9-6-1” WKLS, Atlanta where he hosted nights.
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Ken Jones
Gross Communications’ “Smooth Jazz 103.1” WLOQ, Orlando hires Ken Jones as PD. He previously programmed the former smooth jazz KKSF, San Francisco . He's also worked in Dallas , Austin and Oklahoma City .
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Steve Smith
Bott Radio Network names Steve Smith chief operating officer and director of business development for the Christian network. Smith’s background has mainly been in television, most recently working with Time Warner Cable Advertising and previously managing Las Vegas and Kansas TV stations.
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Pat White
Former WOWO, Ft. Wayne (1190) talk host Pat White turns up at Summit City Radio’s adult standards “The River” WGL (1250) in morning drive.
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Gary Elmore
Fort Smith broadcasters are remembering Gary Elmore, who died yesterday following complications from a recent heart attack. He was 56. Elmore has been on Fort Smith-area airwaves since 1972 when he dropped out of college to pursue his passion: radio. He’s most recently been PD/morning host on Clear Channel talk KWHN (1320).
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Jackson Blue
Clear Channel transfers Jackson Blue from Dallas to CHR “Z-104.3” WZFT, Baltimore for morning drive. Blue has been afternoon drive personality on CHR “106.1 Kiss FM” KHKS, Dallas for the past two years and previously worked at Clear Channel’s “Kiss 108” WXKS, Boston where he continues to voicetrack nights. Blue is also the host of Westwood One’s syndicated “Party Playhouse.”
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Patricia Chambers
Taos, New Mexico broadcasters are remembering DMC Broadcasting news director Patricia Chambers, who died June 8 after a brief illness. Chambers, a former reporter for The Taos News, began working for DMC in December 2008. She handled news for all four stations as well as the radiointaos.com website. The New Jersey native worked for print and radio news most of her career.
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Ronnie Quarles
Tuscaloosa, AL general manager Ronnie Quarles died June 8 after a long cancer battle. He was 57. Quarles managed adult hits “Jack FM” WNPT-FM and “Talk Radio 1230” WTBC for John Sisty Enterprises for the past nine years. Quarles previously worked in TV and newspaper, and also did on-air work for WTBC for Tuscaloosa legend Bert Bank.
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Steve Smith
Bott Radio Network names Steve Smith chief operating officer and director of business development for the Christian network. Smith’s background has mainly been in television, most recently working with Time Warner Cable Advertising and previously managing Las Vegas and Kansas TV stations.
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Pat White
Former WOWO, Ft. Wayne (1190) talk host Pat White turns up at Summit City Radio’s adult standards “The River” WGL (1250) in morning drive.
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Gary Elmore
Fort Smith broadcasters are remembering Gary Elmore, who died yesterday following complications from a recent heart attack. He was 56. Elmore has been on Fort Smith-area airwaves since 1972 when he dropped out of college to pursue his passion: radio. He’s most recently been PD/morning host on Clear Channel talk KWHN (1320).
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Jackson Blue
Clear Channel transfers Jackson Blue from Dallas to CHR “Z-104.3” WZFT, Baltimore for morning drive. Blue has been afternoon drive personality on CHR “106.1 Kiss FM” KHKS, Dallas for the past two years and previously worked at Clear Channel’s “Kiss 108” WXKS, Boston where he continues to voicetrack nights. Blue is also the host of Westwood One’s syndicated “Party Playhouse.”
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Patricia Chambers
Taos, New Mexico broadcasters are remembering DMC Broadcasting news director Patricia Chambers, who died June 8 after a brief illness. Chambers, a former reporter for The Taos News, began working for DMC in December 2008. She handled news for all four stations as well as the radiointaos.com website. The New Jersey native worked for print and radio news most of her career.
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Ronnie Quarles
Tuscaloosa, AL general manager Ronnie Quarles died June 8 after a long cancer battle. He was 57. Quarles managed adult hits “Jack FM” WNPT-FM and “Talk Radio 1230” WTBC for John Sisty Enterprises for the past nine years. Quarles previously worked in TV and newspaper, and also did on-air work for WTBC for Tuscaloosa legend Bert Bank.
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Mike McConnell
After more than two decades at WLW, Cincinnati, midday talk host Mike McConnell exits the Clear Channel station to join Tribune’s WGN, Chicago (720) for an unspecified talk show timeslot.
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Rich McMillan
Clear Channel transfers Miami programmer Rich McMillan to Birmingham where he takes over as PD of AC “Magic 96.5” WMJJ. He succeeds Lance Balance. McMillan most recently was PD of Miami’s rhythmic AC WMIA-FM (93.9) and classic rock WBGG-FM (105.9).
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Todd Violette
Clear Channel hires Todd Violette as MD/morning drive host for AC “100.3 The Sound” WSDD, St. Louis. Violette previously served as PD for Cumulus AC “B-95.1” KBBY-FM, Oxnard-Ventura and AC “Cruise @ 97.5” KRUZ, Santa Barbara. Prior to that, he held positions at CBS Radio in Sacramento and Entercom in Kansas City.
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B.J. Kinard
Cumulus modern rock “99X” WWWQ-HD2, Atlanta (97.9) program director and midday host B.J. Kinard announces he’ll exit the station with his family relocating to Myrtle Beach, SC.
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Andrew Lee
Clear Channel hires Andrew Lee and director of information programming for its Minneapolis seven-station cluster. He’ll also program talk KTLK-FM (100.3). Lee most recently programmed Journal Broadcast Group’s talk “104.1 The Truth” KQTH, Tucson and Entercom news/talk “The Sky” WSKY-FM, Gainesville (97.3).
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B Paiz
Radio One hires B. Paiz as program director/afternoon drive host for urban AC “Kiss FM” WKJS, Richmond (105.7), replacing Jay-Tek, who exits. Paiz previously programmed Clear Channel’s urban “100.1 The Beat” WXBT, Columbia, SC and urban WIBB-FM, Macon, GA.
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Gary Elmore
Fort Smith, AR broadcasters are remembering Gary Elmore, who died June 7 following complications from a recent heart attack. He was 56. Elmore has been on Fort Smith-area radio since 1972 when he dropped out of college to pursue his passion: radio. He’s spent the last 19-years at Clear Channel talk KWHN (1320) where he’s anchored mornings. Four years ago Elmore won the Arkansas Associated Press “President’s Award.”
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Michael Baisden
Citadel Media adds new “Michael Baisden Show” affiliates in Seattle (KYIZ), Las Vegas (KCEP) and Des Moines (KJMC) bringing his line-up to 75 stations. The program is the top-rated afternoon show (Adults 25-54) in Miami, Charlotte, Baltimore, Cleveland and Orlando.
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Rickey Smiley
Radio One adds the syndicated “Rickey Smiley Morning Show” to urban “Z-107.9” WENZ, Cleveland replacing Russ Parr’s syndicated show. Smiley tweeted that he received blessings from Parr about taking his Cleveland affiliate. Radio One says Smiley’s also added new affiliates in Charleston (WIHB), Louisville (WWPW), Montgomery (WKXN) and Tyler (KBLZ-KAZE).
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Marv Albert
Westwood One announces sportscaster Marv Albert will leave the network’s NFL team where he’s called Monday Night Football and Super Bowl broadcasts. No successor has been announced. WFAN, New York morning host Boomer Esiason remains Westwood One’s lead broadcast analyst.
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Tim Miller
Double O Radio hires WACH-TV, Columbia, SC news and weather anchor Tim Miller as general manager for its Columbia radio combo: country "New 92" WWNU-FM (92.1) and classic hits "Flashback 94.3" WWNQ. He succeeds Chuck McKay. Miller was previously an ops manager for Citadel in the market. He’s previously worked for Entercom and Nationwide.
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Jamillah Muhammad
Radio One hires Jamillah Muhammad as program director of urban AC "Majic 102.3" WMMJ, Washington, succeeding Kathy Brown, who exited last month. Muhammad most recently programmed Clear Channel urban AC "Mix 92.3" WMXD, Detroit although she previously worked for Radio One in Chicago and Milwaukee.
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Cheryl Salamone, David Roederer
GapWest Broadcasting hires Cheryl Salamone as general manager of its Yakima, WA cluster, succeeding David Roederer, who resigned last month. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports Salamone oversaw the six-station cluster from 2000 to 2004 for Clear Channel.
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Vic Thomas
Earthworks Entertainment’s Hit Parade Radio (HPR) hires Vic Thomas as operations director and show host. The 30-year radio veteran began his career in high school at the age of 17 and has served a ops manager, PD, talk show and news director during his time in the industry.
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Jay Lamont
Salem "News Talk 990" WNTP, Philadelphia "All About Real Estate" talk show host Jay Lamont exits reports the Inquirer. He hosted the Saturday show for 31 years on Greater Media’s sports WPEN (950) for 31-years until the show was cut last September.
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Dave Ramsey
Financial advice guru Dave Ramsey move to talk "The Voice" KSEV, Houston (700) starting Tuesday (2-4pm CT). The show had been heard on Clear Channel’s talk "950 Radio Mojo" KPRC. "The Dave Ramsey Show" can be heard on more than 450 radio stations nationwide with 4.5 million listeners weekly.
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Brian Kilmeade
After four years, Fox News Radio’s "Brian & the Judge" comes to an end as Judge Andrew Napolitano steps away from radio to focus on his new Fox Business Channel show. In its place, Fox will debut "Kilmeade and Friends" on Monday hosted by Brian Kilmeade. The show will feature a rotation of Fox News Channel correspondents to discuss the news of the day. His new show remains in the 9am-12 Noon (ET) timeslot.
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Micheline Maynard
"Chicago Public Radio" WBEZ (91.5), Michigan Radio, and Cleveland's ideastream (90.3 WCPN and WVIZ/PBS) hire New York Times journalist Micheline Maynard as editor for the "Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt" Upper Midwest Local Journalism Center (LJC). The Center is a new editorial collaboration funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to report on a single story -- the transformation of the Upper Midwest’s industrial-based economy to a post-manufacturing one.
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Angie May Cook
Emmis hires Angie May Cook for the newly created role of vice president of Emmis Digital. She begins her new role June 1 and will work out of the Emmis-Chicago offices. Cook will have responsibility for digital sales and innovation across all Emmis markets. It’s a return to the company for Cook, who has also worked for Bonneville and CBS Radio.
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Don Geronimo
Two years after he walked away from his syndicated program based at WJFK-FM, Washington, Don Geronimo is back to work for CBS Radio. He’ll host middays on "Sports 1140" KHTK, Sacramento. The station was among the former "Don & Mike" affiliates.
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Chris Edmonds
Veteran Motor City personality Chris Edmonds joins Greater Media AC "Magic 105.1" WMGC, Detroit for afternoon drive beginning Tuesday. He takes over the slot that Premiere-syndicated host Ryan Seacrest has held since February 2009. Edmonds most recently served as Dick Purtan's temporary replacement in mornings at CBS Radio’s "Oldies 104.3" WOMC, following Purtan’s retirement. Prior to that, Edmonds spent 20 years on the air at Clear Channel Motor City AC WNIC (100.3).
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Claudia Horn
The management and financial advisory firm Broadcast Management & Technology hires banking and broadcast veteran Claudia Horn as EVP/CFO. Horn most recently was Managing Director/CFO at Stonegate Capital Group, a New England investment-banking firm serving the broadcast industry. She previously was CFO for Buckley Broadcasting, Sabre Communications and Multi Market Communications.
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Brent Alberts
Greater Media hires Brent Alberts as programmer of classic rock WCSX, Detroit. The 42-year programming vet most recently was Director of Rock Programming at Citadel Broadcasting, where he was based out of the Grand Rapids and Lansing markets. While there, he worked as Director of Programming and Operations for the Midwest Region. In addition, he served as Program Director of WMMQ-FM & WFMK-FM Lansing and was an on-air afternoon drive personality on WFMK-FM.
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Rob Davidek
CBS Radio names Rob Davidek as program and news director for "Newsradio 950" WWJ, Detroit. The Michigan native has been news director since 2005. Davidek previously worked in Sturgis and Kalamazoo.
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Jody Evans
Public broadcaster "Western North Carolina Public Radio" WCQS, Asheville hires Jody Evans as executive director. She’s previously programmed KUT-FM, Austin and Vermont Public Radio.
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Mark Walters
Armed American Radio (AAR) adds Alpha Broadcasting’s "Freedom 970" KXFD, Portland, OR as its new affiliate. The Mark Walters-hosted show has grown from two stations to 38 stations since beginning syndication in September 2009.
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Dave Cruise
Beasley’s AC WJBR, Wilmington, DE (99.5) promotes Dave Cruise to morning drive, joining co-host Jil Quale. Cruise has been on-air at WJBR and country sister WXTU, Philadelphia for part-time work the past few months. He’s worked on and off for Beasley since 2002.
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Masa Patterson
Black Card Radio hires Masa Patterson as its new affiliate relations manager. For the last year he has been working as the Affiliate Relations Manager for Benztown Branding USA where he will continue to serve in the same capacity in addition to his new role at Black Card Radio. He previously worked at Premiere Radio and KNX, Los Angeles. Black Card Radio syndicates the "Dr. Bruce Show" and industry icon Charlie Tuna.
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Gregg Hersholt
Bonneville news/talk KIRO-FM, Seattle morning news host Gregg Hersholt exits after 26-years at the station.
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William "Wee Willie" Webber
Philadelphia is remembering radio and television personality William "Wee Willie" Webber, who died May 23 of a heart attack. He was 80. Webber hosted a childrends television show on Philadelphia television for two decades. He also worked at WPEN, WHAT, WIP and WFIL.
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Wayne Root
CBS Radio’s talk KXNT, Las Vegas (840) signs 2008 Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee Wayne Allyn Root as a guest host in afternoon drive this week.
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Edwin Rivera-Searles. Craig Rossi
Citadel Media hires Edwin Rivera-Searles to senior vice president of sales for the network. He most recently was VP/sales manager for Premiere Radio Network’s New York office. Citadel Media also names Craig Rossi to VP of West Coast sales. Rossi previously worked for partner Citadel Broadcasting as western regional prevision and directly sales for the company’s Los Angeles station cluster, which includes classic rock KLOS (95.5), news/talk KABC (790) and the Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Radio Network. Prior to joining Citadel, he held positions in both sales and station management for the Clear Channel Los Angeles cluster.
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Dan Richman
Tribune’s WGN, Chicago (720) hires Dan Richman as local sales manager. He previously was general sales manager for CBS Radio’s "The Score" WSCR (670) and spent 17-years with the CBS Chicago cluster.
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Steve McCoy
Wilks Broadcasting classic hits "Kool 105" KXKL, Denver (105.1) hires Steve McCoy for morning drive. McCoy most recently spent 29 years in Atlanta but was let go by Cox Media’s AC "B-98.5" WSB-FM, Atlanta earlier this year. Former co-host Vikki Locke remains with the station.