Posts Tagged ‘people’

I’m very behind in posting this, but Gordon Capps died August 7th in Ontario. The former owner of KSRV died at the age of 95. After the jump, read his obituary, and please feel free to leave your remembrances in comments.

KQXR/100.3 The X mid-day talent Jac is heading away from the X for a variety of self-started versions, including as promoter of Bank (the band) independent voice work and she’s doing some concert promotion to boot.
That’s what this job posting is for.

KAWO’/WOW Country 104.3’s “Tarzan” (aka the non-Hardball-playing Chris Matthews) is getting hitched! He popped the question to girlfriend Rosey last week. Tarzan told listeners that she wouldn’t let him tape it for radio playback… but that didn’t stop him from doing a dramatic reenactment with one of Boise’s most well-known voices…

I’m very excited about the appointment to my new management position with Impact Radio Group
Those words were credited to Darla Sturtevant in a news release issued eight days ago. But Sturtevant is no longer with Impact. Idaho Radio News has confirmed through multiple sources that Impact’s newly-appointed director of sales has left the […]

The strange saga at Impact Radio Group continues.
As I totally didn’t report last week - the group hired Darrell Calton as its new GM. Calton previously held the Director of Sales position for Citadel Boise. The group also elevated another Citadel alum - Darla Sturtevant to Director of Sales… though there could be another […]

Sources confirm that Imapct Radio CEO Randy Hyatt and operations manager Kris Edwards have been relieved of their positions with the company.
Hyatt was let go first, just hours after he dismissed Mitch Pruitte I’m told. Several days later, Edwards was terminated. It sounds like Locally Owned/FM Idaho/Impact SVP Elliot Klein will be calling […]

It’s amazing how KZMG/Magic 93.1 morning hosts Kate McGwire and Mike Kasper have been able to stay together on-air for seven years. My the consistency.
Welll…. except the pair aren’t on Magic anymore - since they took their act away from the Citadel Palace in favor of a gig with KCIX/Mix 106. The duo weren’t […]

Journal Communications acquired all sorts of stuff when it bought KFXJ nearly a decade ago. Equipment, a transmitter, the frequency and a small handful of employees.

Two of those folks - Rochelle Smith and Rockwell Smith (no relation) are still with the company, and each has proved themselves to be among the best things to […]

Don Morin has been named general manager of Citadel Broadcasting’s Boise properties, Idaho Radio News has learned. Morin is a familiar face to some of the Citadel die-hards - he previously served with the Boise group as LSM. He’s bounced around the NW with stops at New Northwest in the Tri-Cities and Citadel […]

Mitch Pruitte is no longer with Impact Radio Group - he was let go earlier this week.

KIDO/580 AM parted ways with morning host Michelle Mahoney. Her last day was yesterday. Brian Holmes and Dave Burnett are holding down the fort for now.
Mahoney joined KIDO last August.

The Idaho State Broadcasters’ Association honored the best of the best in radio and TV recently. The awards are open to entrants statewide, but only Treasure Valley stations took home awards at the annual Sun Valley ceremony.
NEWS

Best Public Affairs - KBOI “Return of the Salmon,” Ken Weaver
Best Agricultural Program - KIDO “Coyotes,” […]

Michael Savage - who has picked on just about everyone - may finally have picked the wrong target: autistic kids.
Savage called the kids “idiots” and “morons” (clip at right).  Now pressure is mounting for Savage to step down or be fired.  Aflac and Home Depot pulled out, and a few affils have dunked the program […]

KXLT/107.9 Lite FM parted ways with AM co-host Kevin Murphy. Murphy has been with KXLT since before the Peak handoff. That leaves Claire Day as the lone personality local personality on the station.
What’s next for Lite?

KTIK sports guru J Bates is taking up the reigns of KBCI’s sports operation:
I have a new job. Starting August 4th I will be the new Sports Director at KBCI Ch 2 here in Boise… I will continue here at KTIK/KBOI only with a few less hours. I’m still ironing out details, […]

Peak Broadcasting conducted an extensive search to find the new “Voice of the Broncos” after it attained the right to broadcast football and basketball games earlier this spring. Peak hired Bob Behler, formerly the play-by-play announcer for University of Massachusetts.
But before Behler got the nod, Peak approached two other men about the job. […]

Citadel Boise market manager Sandy Gamblin has been let go multiple sources confirm to Idaho Radio News. The “why” is unknown, but sources say this is not an amicable parting of ways.
Gamblin came to Citadel Boise from the company’s Reno operation after “the Mikes” (Owens and Sutton) left for Peak last year. No […]

BOISE - A former Boise State football player is moving from the field to the broadcast booth.
Jadon Dailey will serve as color analyst for Peak Broadcasting’s broadcasts of Bronco football starting this fall.
The former Bronco center will move back to Boise from Phoenix, where he’s been working in marketing for a radio station in Arizona. […]

The Idaho Daily Statesman has a Q&A with new Peak Broadcasting/Boise State play-by-play announcer Bob Behler. Here’s hoping he talks in the booth more than he did to the paper.
An exclusive in-depth Idaho Radio News investigation and data analysis reveals that Behler… didn’t say much. The questions asked by reporter Chris Langrill amounted […]

Southern Idaho lost another radio mentor, according to KQLZ’s Bryan Gregory. Lou Burden of Mountain Home lost his battle with cancer early this month. “Lou was one of the last holdouts from the small market community radio days,” Bryan said. “He mentored several radio personalities including Dave Freeman, who is still in the […]

Dave Koehn is the new voice of the Broncos.
That’s what Peak Broadcasting officials and Boise State honchos hoped to announce eight days ago. Unfortunately, Koehn had other plans. He won’t be packing his bags and moving from Texas to the City of Trees — instead he’s headed the other direction to take over […]

As part of KJOT’s effort to raise awareness & cash for prostate cancer - Journal news guy and KTHI/107.1 K-Hits host Larry Doss talked about his own fight with the disease. Doss shared a powerful story about his journey a bit ago - and we’re happy to note that he’s beat it!
Update: KTVB’s coverage […]

KLIX/News Radio 1310 news director made his status as a gay man known on the radio last week - in the wake of the controversy over a parade float. Organizers of the Western Days event barred a float from a local gay & lesbian group last year - then put a set of very […]

I’ve received several questions asking where Dina Jewel has gone - she hasn’t been appearing on KIDO’s First Morning News of late. Is the change permanent?
Dina has long hosted the show’s “fitness facts” segment - back to the days when Jon & Chris were on the station.

The economy is at best uncertain - and gas prices are on the rise. So you have to cut back… where to slice? How about that contribution to the otherwise-free service that is your local Christian radio station.
The slowdown hit KTSY/89.5 FM - which is pulling back on expenses, including the services of […]