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Weekly Log: Longtime Wis. Radio Host Won’t Return

Posted on July 19, 2024July 18, 2024 by Jon Ellis

Rick McNeal has announced he will not be returning to the morning show at WAPL/105.7 (Appleton) due to health concerns. McNeal had been with the station for 39 years.

Brooks Wenzel has joined “KS95” (KSTP-FM/94.5 St. Paul) for weekends and fill-in duties.

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Tegna NBC affiliate KARE 11 (Minneapolis) has announced the newsroom additions of Joe McCoy as a multiskilled journalist and Felicity Dachel as nightside digital executive producer.

Minnesota Public Radio‘s attempt to offer continuing coverage of national breaking news on Sunday, July 14, was stymied by a lack of offerings from their national partners. MPR News, which normally airs “Weekend Edition” until 11 a.m., stuck with the program until 1 p.m. but listeners mostly heard repeats of features that aired earlier. After President Joe Biden finished a short 1 p.m. speech, MPR News switched to the BBC World Service, which went to a sports report a short time later.


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Disclosure: Jon Ellis is an employee of Gray Media Group. The statements and views expressed in this posting are his own and do not reflect those of Gray Media Group.

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