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Joe Breezy Joins Open House Party As Manager of Industry Relations

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 01:54 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/210523/joe-breezy-joins-open-house-party-as-manager-of-industry-relations/



United Stations Media Networks has announced the addition of Hot 106.7 WNFN Nashville PD/midday host Joe Breezy to Open House Party as Manager of
Industry Relations.

Breezy will work with host Kannon guest bookings, music programming and
other feature elements of the show. Breezy had been hosting the cancelled Celebrity Top Ten Countdown for United Stations and will serve as fill-in
host on Open House Party in addition to retaining his positions at WNFN.
Prior to joining WNFN in 2016, Breezy served as APD/afternoon host at 103.3
Amp Radio WODS Boston. He began his career in promotions at KYLD San
Francisco before later returning to host nights there. He has also worked
on air at KDON Monterey, KHTN Modesto, KKFR and KZON Phoenix, KHTS-FM San Diego, KDND Sacramento and WWVA Atlanta also using the on-air aliases of
David J and Gringo Suave.

He got his start in the promotions department at KYLD-FM/San Francisco
where he eventually hosted nights. He then moved into on-air positions at
KKFR and KZON/Phoenix, KHTS/San Diego, KDND/Sacramento and WWVA/Atlanta.

United Stations Media Networks, an independent leader in the creation and marketing of network radio programming, is excited to announce that the long-running, weekend program, Open House Party, has added veteran
programmer and air personality Joe Breezy to the show’s team as Manager of Industry Relations. In his new role, Breezy will work closely with the show’s long-time host, Kannon, on all things related to the guest bookings
on the program, the music programming and other feature elements of the
show. Breezy’s home station, WNFN (Hot 106.7)/Nashville is an affiliate of both weekend editions of Open House Party, the 5-hour Saturday Night
program as well as the 5-hour Sunday Night show. United Stations has been overseeing the production, distribution and affiliate relations efforts for Open House Party since the start of 2013 following United Stations’ acquisition of the program, and the announcement of this new appointment
comes from the company’s EVP/Programming, Andy Denemark.

Joe Breezy is an accomplished, popular on-air talent and Brand Manager who
has spent 5 years Programming WNFN in Nashville. He got his start doing promotions at KYLD/ San Francisco where he eventually hosted nights. He
quickly moved into on-air positions at KKFR and KZON in Phoenix, KHTS in
San Diego, KDND in Sacramento, WWVA in Atlanta and WODS in Boston prior to Nashville. Breezy was also the host of United Stations’ syndicated program “The Celebrity Top Ten Countdown” prior to his involvement with Open House Party. He will occasionally fill in for Kannon on the weekend shows.

United Stations’ Andy Denemark commented, “The combination of Kannon and Joe Breezy gives Open House Party the best one-two punch in Top 40 radio.
The guys have a great working relationship, they both have a fantastic understanding of the CHR format, and together their reputations among the record companies, artists and management companies is flawless. We are
totally fired up about what’s next in terms of the musical guests on Open House Party.” Joe Breezy added, “Open House Party is an iconic brand and it’s an honor to be on the team. Music is in a really exciting place right now, and I’m excited about helping to showcase today’s biggest artists on the most time-honored show in the format.”

Since 1987, Open House Party has been entertaining and engaging radio
audiences on Saturday nights. The show, with its originating host, John Garabedian, was expanded to include a Sunday edition which Kannon took over
in 2005. Kannon has been hosting both weekend Open House Party shows since February 2017.

United Stations Radio Networks, Inc. is Americas leading independently
owned and operated radio network. USRN currently produces and distributes dozens of format-specific programs and services accounting for over 5000 affiliations with commercial radio stations in the U.S. The New York-based company maintains programming, sales and affiliate marketing offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Washington and Nashville. USRN was
founded in 1994 by radio pioneers Dick Clark and Nick Verbitsky.



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WEEI's Greg Hill Show Gets New Friend With Addition Of NESN's Courtney Cox

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 01:27 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/210521/weeis-greg-hill-show-gets-new-friend-with-addition-of-nesns-courtney-cox/



Audacy Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM Lawrence/Boston MA has announced the addition of Courtney Cox as co-host of The Greg Hill Show.

Cox, not the actress best known for Friends, will join Hill and Jermaine Wiggins on the morning show starting Monday, July 19. Cox spent the last
five years as a host and reporter at NESN, the Boston based regional sports network. She has also worked at Lax Sports Network, Dirty Water TV, ACC
Digital Network, and interned at iHeartMedia Boston.

Cox takes the morning slot previously held by Danielle Murr until her
departure from the station in March.

Courtney Cox on her big career move, and the big responsibility she feels
being a woman in sports radio https://t.co/CHMqiaoQ0e

- WEEI (@WEEI) July 8, 2021





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Boost Radio Debuts In Pittsburgh

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 12:28 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/210517/boost-radio-debuts-in-pittsburgh/



Gateway Creative Broadcasting has expanded its Christian Rhythmic Boost
Radio to a fourth market today with its launch on Educational Media
Foundations 97.9 W250CY Pittsburgh/98.3 WPKV-HD3 Duquesne.

Pittsburgh becomes the fourth market for the brand joining flagship 95.5
KXBS St. Louis and recently launched translators in Chicago and
Minneapolis. The brands website lists Fayetteville NC and Portland OR as
coming soon as well.

W250CY had been rebroadcasting WPKVs K-Love programming.



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Cumulus Promotes Dave Milner & Bob Walker To President/Cumulus Operations

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 12:17 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/210518/cumulus-promotes-dave-milner-bob-walker-to-president-cumulus-operations/



Cumulus Media has promoted Dave Milner and Bob Walker to the newly created
role of President of Cumulus Operations.

Milner and Walker will report directly to President/CEO Mary Berner and
both previously held the title of EVP/Operations.

Milner joined Cumulus in 2014 as SVP/West Coast Markets. He has also served
as Market Manager for iHeartMedia Sacramento, VP/Sales for Entercom San Francisco, General Sales Manager for Cumulus San Francisco, and VP/Sales
for Clear Channel Portland during his career.

Walker joined the company in 2013 as SVP/Brand Solutions. He previously
spent 22 years at WXIA-TV Atlanta rising from sales roles to
President/General Manager and then was EVP/GM of Content for the Weather Channel before joining Cumulus.

CUMULUS MEDIA (NASDAQ: CMLS) announces that it has elevated Dave Milner to President, Cumulus Operations, and Bob Walker to President, Cumulus
Operations, effective immediately. Both Milner and Walker report directly
to Mary G. Berner, President and Chief Executive Officer, CUMULUS MEDIA,
and previously served as EVP, Operations for the company.

Berner said: “This elevation is a well-deserved recognition of their respective contributions to the Company’s success. Over the past several years, not only has the scope of both Bob’s and Dave’s direct responsibilities grown beyond their market portfolios, they also play a significant and vital role in the operations of the Company overall.
Moreover, in addition to being terrific executives, they are terrific colleagues as well.”




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Mike Rossi Joins WJBR For Middays

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 07:15 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/210502/mike-rossi-joins-wjbr-for-middays/



Beasley Media AC Mix 99.5 WJBR Wilmington DE has announced the addition of longtime Delaware personality Mike Rossi as midday host.

Rossi spent 33 years at Forever Media CHR 93.7 WSTW Wilmington until
exiting at the end of 2020. The Delaware native began his career in 1976
with stints at 1260 WNRK Newark DE, 1380 WAMS Wilmington, 96.5 WMJJ
Birmingham AL and 100.7 WGRX Baltimore before joining WSTW as a part-time
host in 1987. He joined the station full-time as midday host in 1992 and
would be appointed Music Director later that year. He rose to Assistant
Program Director in 1997 and Program Director in 2011.

Middays on WJBR have been jockless the past few years.

Beasley Media Group announces radio veteran Mike Rossi has been named as
the new Midday Personality (10am-2pm) at WJBR-FM in Wilmington, Delaware.
He will begin his new position on Monday, August 2, 2021.

Rossi spent over 30 years at WSTW-FM. In addition to midday hosting duty,
he held the roles of Music Director and, from 2013-2020, Program Director. Previously he worked at WGRX-FM in Baltimore and WMJJ-FM in Birmingham.

“In addition to be an outstanding air personality, Mike Rossi has always
been about service to the Wilmington area, said Beasley Media Group Vice President and Market Manager, Joe Bell. “It’s no surprise that he ended up at Wilmington’s community station, WJBR!”

“A generation of listeners from Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland and Pennsylvania grew up listening to Mike,” said WJBR Program Director and Afternoon Personality, Eric Johnson. “We are thrilled to have his friendly personality and voice heard on the legendary WJBR!”

“I am humbled and thrilled to continue to serve my hometown on Mix 99.5,” said Rossi. “My thanks to Joe Bell, Eric Johnson and the entire Wilmington team of the Beasley Media Group for this amazing opportunity!”



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KALW Celebrates 80th Anniversary With New Operating Agreement, Programming
& Look

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 07:04 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/210499/kalw-celebrates-80th-anniversary-with-new-operating-agreement-programming-look/



San Francisco Unified School Districts Public News/Talk/AAA 91.7 KALW San Francisco has unveiled a number of new initiatives as part of its 80th anniversary.

Credited as the first FM license to launch west of the Mississippi in 1941, KALW has announced that operations of the station have been transferred to
a new nonprofit KALW Public Media. The school district will continue to own
the stations license, however the nonprofit that was formed in 2019 began managing the station for eight years starting December 8, 2020. KALW says
the deal will allow the station more operations discretion and fundraising control.

KALW will debut a new weeknight block of electic music from 8pm-12am on
July 19. In partnership with Oaklands 25th Street Recording, Wonway Posibul will host from 8-10pm with a focus on local artists, while DJ Umami, >King Most, LadyRyan, J Boogie, and Margarita Azucar will rotate in the 10pm-12am slot.

KALW also debuted a new logo set today designed by design agency COLLINS.

KALW, the first FM station west of the Mississippi River, celebrates its
80th anniversary this year, and with that milestone launches several
exciting new initiatives. These include new music programming, a new
broadcast studio at 25th Street Recording in Oakland, a new visual
identity, a new non-profit status, as well as the development of a
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Impact Tracker.

KALW has long been a home for music discovery in the Bay Area with its long-running programs such as Tangents, Africa Mix, Music From Other Minds, Folk Music and Beyond, and Revolutions Per Minute. On July 19th, KALW will expand its music programming with the introduction of a new weeknight block
of eclectic music from 8pm to midnight, featuring six new music programmers broadcasting from 25th Street Recording in Oakland.

In a new collaborative partnership with 25th Street Recording,
KALW@25thStreet will introduce a team of new music programmers to reflect
and serve additional and diverse listeners. The station seeks to deepen its commitment as an essential destination for music discovery and to serve Bay Area music lovers. KALW@25thStreet will also serve as a broadcast facility,
an East Bay home, and a venue to feature artists and creatives in live performance and intimate interviews.

KALWs new DJ lineup will spin an eclectic mix of Bay Area-focused music at KALW@25thStreet, anchored by Wonway Posibul, from 8pm to 10pm, Monday
through Friday. The 10 pm to midnight slot on weeknights will feature a rotating roster of exciting Bay Area DJs: DJ Umami, King Most, LadyRyan, J Boogie, and Margarita Azucar.

Weve been breaking new ground for decades, from our music programming to
our news reporting to our training programs. After 80 years in service to
this community, KALW is focused on creating the next generation of public media, bringing new voices to the air and reaching out in a dedicated way
to the diverse communities of the Bay Area, explains KALW General Manager
Tina Pamintuan. As we look ahead, I believe KALW can bring in a public
media listening audience that is truly reflective of the Bay Area and our increasingly diverse country, cultivating audiences and generations that
public media hasnt reached.

Part of KALWs commitment to a more inclusive and equitable public media includes the development of an Impact Tracker tool for its newsroom, which
will track in real time the stations performance and impact on DEI issues.
The Impact Tracker will document whose voices KALW brings to the air — who
is reporting, editing and featured in its stories — and how the communities the station serves are engaging with this reporting.

Beginning July 8th, as a kickoff of its 80th Anniversary, KALW Public Media will debut a new brand identity. The look and feel has been developed — pro bono — by the renowned design agency COLLINS. To honor the stations history of innovation, the new identity is at once bold and complex. It is the
latest local branding project undertaken by COLLINS, which also developed
the new identities for SF Symphony and the East Cut neighborhorhood, as
well as Match.com, Mailchimp and other Bay Area icons. As part of the rebranding effort, KALW will also partner with Bay Shooters for a photo
contest that celebrates the spirit of the Bay Area. The work of five local photographers will be selected and featured in the stations 80th
Anniversary marketing campaign.

To prepare for the next 80 years, KALW formed a new nonprofit entity (KALW Public Media) in 2019 and entered into a Public Service Operating Agreement with the San Francisco Unified School District, to allow the station more operational discretion and fundraising control. This Agreement was entered
into on December 8th, 2020, is valid for eight years, and renewable for an additional term with both parties consent. KALW Public Media received its tax-exempt IRS designation in June 2020. Although day to day operatIons
will be handled by the new nonprofit, SFUSD will still hold the original non-commercial broadcast license.



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WYEP Promotes Liz Felix To Program Director

Posted: 08 Jul 2021 05:33 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/210507/wyep-promotes-liz-felix-to-program-director/



Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting AAA 91.3 WYEP Pittsburgh has promoted
evening host Liz Felix to Program Director.

Felix joined WYEP in February 2019 to host The Evening Mix as well as the Pittsburgh Music Hour on Mondays and Block Party on Thursday nights. She previously has programmed AAAs 102.3 KBXR Columbia MO and 89.7 WNKU/105.9
WNKN Cincinnati, APD/MD at 91.3 WAPS Akron OH, on-air at WPGU Champaign IL
and Director of Communications at BirdNote.

She succeeds Mike Sauter as PD. Sauter retains his role as Station Manager
of WYEP.

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