Changes include the launch of a new midday news magazine in Minnesota, new weekend programming in Iowa and Wisconsin, and a retirement in Nebraska.
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Luljack to Serve as Interim Wis. Public Radio Leader
Wisconsin Public Radio has announced that Tom Luljak will serve as the network’s interim director while it searches for a person to fill the role permanently.
Gray Promotes Rochester News Director to Mankato GM
TV executive Michele Gors is moving from one southern Minnesota market to another after Gray promoted her to lead their Mankato stations.
Scripps Names Dave German GM of Omaha CBS Affiliate
Scripps has named Dave German as the new general manager of Omaha CBS affiliate KMTV/3.1.
Fred Weinberg, Co-Owner of USA Radio and Twin Cities Station, Dies
Fred Weinberg, the co-owner of KQSP/1530 (Shakopee-Minneapolis) and the USA Radio Network, has died at the age of 69.
Bobby Bones Show Adds La Crosse Affiliate
The syndicated Bobby Bones Show is now airing on Magnum Media’s “Kicks 106.3” (WQCC La Crosse), with previous morning hosts moving to different times of day.
Longtime South Dakota Radio Station Owner Bob Faehn Passes Away
Longtime Watertown, South Dakota, radio station owner and former state legislator Bob Faehn has died of cancer at the age of 63.
Fargo’s WDAY Radio Adds Morning Show Co-Hosted by Bonnie Amistadi
Fargo radio veteran Bonnie Amistadi has joined WDAY/970 and will host a morning news show on the station starting Thursday, Sept. 16.
Hager Joins Lincoln’s “TiM FM” for Afternoons
Christian Hot Adult Contemporary station “TiM FM” (KJFT-LP Lincoln) has added an afternoon show hosted by Brett Hager.
KEYC GM Ed Woloszyn Passes Away after Brief Cancer Battle
Ed Woloszyn, the general manager of Gray TV’s stations in Mankato, has died after a brief battle with cancer.