As first reported by RadioInsight, Amy Sweet announced that she and Maxwell Schaeffer are no longer histing mornings at iHeart’s WHO/1040 (Des Moines). The Des Moines Register also reported on the departure.
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association announced that JD Barber, Jim Callow, Bill Jartz, and Bob Lindmeier will receive Local Broadcast Legends Awards. It also announced that Steve Brown, Matt Lepay, Patty Loew, and Dave Robinson will be added to the WBA Hall of Fame. The honors will be celebrated on June 20 during the WBA Summer Convention in Fond du Lac.
Radio Milwaukee (WYMS/88.9) announced several staff additions including Carolann Grzybowski weeknights from 9 p.m. to Midnight, Kim Shine weeknights from 8 p.m. to midnight on “HYFIN” (WYMS-HD2), and weekend shows from Salam Fatayer, Britt Gottschalk, Mallorey Wallace, and Megan Mathews. The station’s Sunday schedule is also adding national shows “Conversations from the World Cafe,” “All Songs Considered,” “Alt.Latino,” “La Alternativa,” “Mic Drop Moments,” and “Jazz Night in America.”
Meteorologist Mariah Bush, formerly of Red River FOX affiliate KVRR/15.1 (Fargo), has joined the morning team at Nexstar CBS affiliate WHBF/4.1 (Rock Island-Quad Cities).
KEYC-TV reports that Consolidated Communications is exiting from the cable TV business and recommending that its customers switch to DirecTV or YouTube TV.
News junkies will note with interest that BBC News (formerly BBC World), previously only available by subscription the U.S., is now freely streaming on Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus, Xumo Play, VIZIO WatchFree+, Sling Freestream, and Plex. (Your reporter notes that as of Thursday morning, the free Pluto TV stream was a few minutes behind the paid Philo stream.)
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