According to the Boston Herald, reporter Kim Tunnicliffe exits iHeartMedia “1030 News Radio” WBZ Boston after 26 years with the station. Tunnicliffe has covered politics, crime, and human-interest stories. She had been with the station since 1998.  Read moreKim Tunnicliffe

“The Hall of Fame Show” hosted by retired pro wrestler Booker T Huffman and Brad Gilmore is added to the weekend lineup at Cromwell Group sports “102.5 The Game” WPRT Nashville. The program, which airs three times a week at Gow Communications’ “ESPN Houston 97.5” KFNC, makes its Nashville debut this Saturday (May 4) from 8-9am.  Read moreThe Hall Of Fame Show

Austin “Tater” Ratcliff returns to middays at Cumulus Media “Cat Country 94.1” WNNF Cincinnati. “I’m a little rusty, so stick with me,” Ratcliff wroted on Instagram. Ratcliff previously worked the 12pm-3pm shift from 2021 to 2022, and the daypart had not had a permanent host since his exit. Read moreAustin 'Tater' Ratcliff

Beth Bacall has joined the Salem Music Network (SMN) where she will host afternoons on Today’s Christian Music (TCM) network. Additionally, SMN will produce Bacall’s four-hour program for syndication, beginning May 6. Bacall has been hosting afternoons on Salem Media Group’s contemporary Christian “104.7 The Fish” WFSH Atlanta.  Read moreBeth Bacall

Elissa Nadworny has joined the National Desk at National Public Radio (NPR), where she will cover reproductive rights and the surrounding debate for the rest of the year, according to a joint memo from Chief National Editor Ammad Omar, Deputy National Desk Editor Catherine Laidlaw, and National Desk Supervising Editor Russell Lewis.  Read moreElissa Nadworny

Sadie Black exits LM Communications “98 Rock” WYBB Charleston, SC, where she served as MD and midday host. Black, who also handled MD responsibilities for adult alternative sister “105.5 The Bridge” WCOO. She had been with the cluster since May 2022. According to an Instagram post, Black is leaving the radio industry. Read moreSadie Black

Ken Beno, who serves as the Chairman of the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association’s Education Committee, announces his retirement. Beno has been in the role for two decades and with the WBA for 30 years. Before joining the WBA, he worked in commercial broadcasting, managed radio and TV stations, and taught at a university and community college. Read moreKen Beno

Well-known New York City radio personality and voiceover talent Tony Pigg (Richard Quinn) passed away on Friday, May 26. He was 86. Pigg was part of the staff of the former WPLJ New York, working there for 15 years during the station’s rock-formatted days. Pigg was also the announcer for “Live with Regis & Kathy” morning TV program.  Read moreTony Pigg

Bob Ramsey is moving from Zobrost Media sports “590 The Fan” KFNS to St. Louis Sports Radio Inc. talk outlet “The Big 550” KTRS. Ramsey, who had been co-hosting 10am-12pm on “The Fan,” will debut on KTRS’ “The Heidi Glaus Show with Josh Gilbert” afternoon show on Monday, May 13. Ramsey is also the longtime radio play-by-play voice of St. Louis University men’s basketball. Read moreBob Ramsey

Longtime Iowa football radio announcer Ed Podolak will step away from the booth but remain on the broadcast team as part of the pregame show and will be featured on podcasts. Podolak played for the Hawkeyes before his NFL career, where he was a running back for the Kansas City Chiefs. He joined the radio team in 1982.   Read moreEd Podolak

Jess Hazel joins Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) as the local host of “Morning Edition.” Hazel joined the public media group from KRCC Colorado Springs (91.5), where they held the same role. Hazel, who previously worked at Yellowstone Public Radio in Billings, MT, succeeds Casey Negriff, who is now the local host of OPB’s “All Things Considered.”  Read moreJess Hazel

Suzanne Rozdeba exits Audacy where she has served as Director of Editorial of Digital and Broadcast Media since July 2022. Rozdeba joined the company in January 2019 as Digital Managing Editor. She previously served as Deputy Editor at Bauer Media Group, Digital Editor and Producer at CBS, and Digital Writer and Editor for NBC News. Read moreSuzanne Rozdeba

Rob Graham, the former longtime News Director at Saga Communications/Charlottesville Radio Group “NewsTalk 1070” WINA Charlottesville, VA has passed away. He was 69. Graham worked in the market since 1981, first at WXAM before landing at WINA. He was with the station for 32 years before his November 2016 retirement. Read moreRob Graham

Jay West rises to OM of Max Media’s Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News cluster. He joined AC “92.9 The Wave” WVBW as afternoon host in January 2020 as afternoon host and was promoted to PD of the station three months later. He succeeds Mike “Moose” Smith, who rejoined the company in September 2022 and exited last month.  Read moreJay West

Audacy hot AC “Mix 105.1” WOMX Orlando elevates afternoon host Clint “CJ” Robinson to Assistant Brand Manager. Robinson also hosts mornings on Audacy’s “Channel Q” and afternoons on co-owned classic hits “102.7 The Beach” WMXJ Miami.  Read moreClint 'CJ' Robinson

Lotus Communications AC “94.9 Mix FM” KMXZ Tucson has named married duo Rob and Joss Taylor to host mornings. The couple most recently held down the same daypart at Audacy AC KYXY San Diego (96.5), exiting in November 2023. They succeed Mike Rapp, who segues to middays at classic rock sister KLPX (96.1).  Read moreRob and Joss

Longtime Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News sports talk host and play-by-play announcer Tony Mercurio passed away on Saturday, April 20. He was 75. Mercurio hosted his self-titled show for nearly three decades on WGH (1310) and “94.1 ESPN” WVSP. According to The Virginian-Pilot, Mercurio had battled multiple illnesses, including diabetes.  Read moreTony Mercurio

Longtime Tampa morning radio personality MJ (Todd Schnitt) has signed a multiyear renewal deal to remain host of “The MJ Morning Show” on Beasley Media Group classic hits “Q105” WRBQ Tampa. A fixture of Tampa Bay radio for the last 30 years, MJ joined Beasley in September 2020.  Read moreMJ (Todd Schnitt)

Beasley Media Group’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM Boston promotes part-time host Tim McKone to Headline Anchor and co-host on the  “Zolak & Bertrand” midday show. He replaces Rob “Hardy” Poole, who moved to mornings with Fred Toucher on the station in January 2024. Read moreTim McKone

Veteran Memphis personality Argo debuts in afternoons for Cumulus Media country “Kix 106” WGKX today. The Memphis native — whose career stops in the market have included “FM 100” WLFP, “96X” WRXQ, and “94.1 The Buzz” WMBZ — says he grew up listening to WGKX and that “it’s extremely meaningful for me to be joining the team of this legendary heritage radio station.” He will continue to host a daily show on SiriusXM Elvis Radio (Ch. 76).  Read moreArgo

The Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB) has appointed Rachel Krause and Jennifer Clark as Co-Interim Directors, succeeding Sam Klemet who is leaving the position of President and CEO on April 30 to pursue a new career opportunity in the state. Krause is the current Executive Director of Events and Programs and Clark is the MAB’s Chief Financial Officer. Read moreRachel Krause, Jennifer Clark

Brian Jordan rises to Director of Programming for Renda Broadcasting’s AC WEJZ (96.1) and “99.9 Gator Country” WGNE in Jacksonville, FL. Jordan had been serving as APD for the stations. He has been with the company for more than 15 years and has served as Production Director and hosts middays on WGNE and nights on WEJZ. Read moreBrian Jordan

iHeartMedia country KHEY El Paso, TX (96.3), names Amber Banda its new afternoon driver. She previously worked in promotions at the cluster. She succeeds VP/Programming Patti Diaz in afternoons at KHEY. Diaz continues as morning co-host at CHR sister “Power 102” KPRR. Read moreAmber Banda

Bob Boilen, creator of “All Songs Considered” and the “Tiny Desk Concerts” who left NPR in September 2023, has been named PD of low-power FM radio station WOWD Takoma Park, MD (94.3). He has been hosting the Wednesday morning show “My Tiny Morning Show” since leaving NPR. Boilen will take on his new role on June 1. Read moreBob Boilen

Joey Cohn, President/GM of Pacific Public Media “Jazz 88.5” KNKX Seattle-Tacoma, WA, has announced his retirement, effective later this year. Cohn’s public radio career began while a student at the University of Arizona’s KUAT Tucson. He has been with KNKX and its predecessor KPLU for the past 36 years.  Read moreJoey Cohn

Bob Reitman, a longtime host on University of Wisconsin news/talk WUWM Milwaukee (89.7), has announced his retirement. Reitman started his radio career at WUWM in 1966, hosting a poetry show called “Sense Waves.” He later served as the host of the alternative music show called “It’s Alright, Ma, It’s Only Music.”  Read moreBob Reitman

Amanda Valentine joins Cumulus Media “Cat Country 94.1” WNNF Cincinnati as the station’s new afternoon host. Valentine previously hosted afternoons at Hubbard Broadcasting crosstown country “B105” WUBE from 2015-2019. She currently hosts the podcast “Pound This” and held earlier on-air roles in Medford, OR, Denver, CO, and Rochester, NY. Valentine succeeds former PD/afternoon host Patrick Scott.  Read moreAmanda Valentine

Alexa Neo has been named midday host on Connoisseur Media’s “103.1 The Wolf” WWWF Nassau-Suffolk, NY. She’s the first on-air host for the station, which flipped to country from classic hits in March. A Long Island native, Neo began her career at Nassau Community College’s WHPC (90.3).  Read moreAlexa Neo

Audacy sports “1250 The Fan” WSSP Milwaukee will debut “Wisconsin Sports Daily,” hosted by Steve “Sparky” Fifer, on Monday, April 15 from 2-5pm. Fifer, who also serves as APD of “The Fan,” has been with the station since January 2005, covering the Milwaukee Bucks, Green Bay Packers, and the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). Read moreSteve 'Sparky' Fifer

Longtime host Bill Dean will retire from Linder-Ketelsen Radio “Newstalk 1340” KWLM Willmar, MN at the end of the month. Dean, who hosts mornings at the station, has been working in Minnesota radio for 51 years.  Read moreBill Dean

Former Western Kentucky University public radio host Jake Foster joins Townsquare Media country WKDQ Evansville, IN (99.5) as a content creator and afternoon host. He succeeds PD Travis Sams, who shifted to mornings in January. Foster’s broadcasting history includes stints at Saga Communications in Clarksville, TN, and Shake Broadcasting in Washington, IN. Read moreJake Foster

NPR’s National Desk has named Ravenna Koenig the new Western Bureau Chief and Sergio Martínez-Beltrán its new Immigration Correspondent. Koenig is an NPR veteran, having worked on various shows and desks across the network including the Culture Desk, “Morning Edition,” and “Weekend Edition.” Martínez-Beltrán has been a frequent contributor to NPR's news magazines for years. Most recently, he was at The Texas Newsroom, covering politics and the Texas state government. Read moreRavenna Koenig, Sergio Martínez-Beltrán.

Jeff Johnson, owner and morning host of news/talk KYMN Northfield, MN (1080), will retire this fall. Johnson has been with the station for 37 years and has held the role of Sports Director, News Director, and GM over his tenure. He purchased the station in 2008. Johnson is selling the station to News Director Rich Larson. Read moreJeff Johnson

Bryan “B-Dub” Washington returns to PM drive in Seattle, a daypart he held down from April 2020 through March 2023, as Hubbard Broadcasting country “98.9 The Bull” KPNW will run a custom version of Skyview Networks’ syndicated “B-Dub Radio” in the slot. The station also will run “B-Dub Radio” on Saturday nights. Read moreB-Dub

West Virginia Radio Corp. country WDNE Elkins, WV (98.9) afternoon host Roger Taylor set his retirement for his 65th birthday, July 2, after 26 years with the station. “As I have said at the end of many a shift, "It's been fun, but I'm done,” Taylor posted to Facebook. “The last week of June will be my final week on the radio.” Read moreRoger Taylor

Veteran news and traffic reporter Valerie Segraves joins Press Communications Monmouth-Ocean, NJ, where she will be the news anchor for “Robby and Rochelle in the Morning” on classic rock “107.1 The Boss” WWZY/WBHX (99.7). Segraves will also anchor morning reports for oldies “The Breeze” WHTG (1410), which is simulcast on the Eatontown-licensed FM translator W264DH at 100.7.  Read moreValerie Segraves

Steel City Media country KFKF Kansas City (94.1) APD/MD and midday host Tony Stevens will retire at the end of the year. Stevens celebrates 40 years at the station on Nov. 1. “I'll definitely enjoy my 2024 farewell tour!” he tells Inside Radio sister publication Country Insider. “Won't be counting the days but rather making the days count.” Read moreTony Stevens

“Big Rich, TD & Fletch,” the morning show at iHeartMedia sports KGB San Diego (760), will also be heard in afternoons on classic rock sister KGB-FM (101.5). The show features former NFL offensive lineman Rich Ohrnberger, Travis Dale, and Ben Fletcher. Dale had been hosting afternoons solo on KGB-FM.  Read moreBig Rich, TD & Fletch

Dave McKenzie has been named afternoon host at Max Broadcast Group/River Radio country “Z100” WOOZ Harrisburg, IL, succeeding Shawna Matthews. Additionally, Jeff Williams is named Creative Services Director, while continuing as afternoon host on co-owned CHR WCIL (101.5).  Read moreDave McKenzie

Tommy Jordan joins Laura Stelchook for the “Tommy & Laura” morning show at Saga Communications “96.5 Live Free Country” WMLL Manchester, NH. Jordan joins the station from Audacy AC “B101” WBEB Philadelphia, where he was a weekend and fill-in host. It’s a return to Saga for Jordan, who previously hosted mornings at “Q108” WCVQ Clarksville TN.   Read moreTommy Jordan, Laura Stelchook