Charese Fruge

Las Vegas

News Editor and Columnist at All Access

Columnist at Radio Ink Magazine

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For Keisha Nicole It’s About More Than Just Playing Music

2 weeks ago | barrettmedia.com | Charese Fruge

- Advertisement -Keisha Nicole is the midday host of “The Keisha Nicole Show” on Rhythmic Top 40 97.9 The Box in Houston and Hot 100.9 in Indianapolis. She is also the voice of WHTA in Atlanta and WENZ in Cleveland, as well as Reach Media’s syndicated afternoon/night show “Posted On The Corner.”For as long as I can remember, The Box in Houston has been one of the largest Rhythmic stations in the country.
102.1 Milwaukee’s Michelle Rutkowski Understands How to Create a Winning Culture

3 weeks ago | barrettmedia.com | Charese Fruge

- Advertisement -Michelle Rutkowski is the VP of Programming and Operations for Milwaukee Radio Alliance’s four-station cluster. “It’s not lost on me just how brief my career history is for someone who’s been lucky enough to do this for over two decades!” she says.
Women To Watch: Shayna Sawyers; WBTF, Lexington

3 weeks ago | radioink.com | Charese Fruge

Shayna Sawyers is the newly appointed Program Director and Afternoon Host at LM Communications’ 107.9 The Beat (WBTF) in Lexington, KY. It’s her second tour at the station, where her “official” radio career began after college as a promotions assistant and weekend air talent. Before that, she interned at the legendary WLOU.
Gabby Diaz Is Living Her LA Radio Dream At 102.7 KISS-FM

3 weeks ago | barrettmedia.com | Charese Fruge

- Advertisement -For Gabby Diaz, getting an on-air gig in her hometown is a dream come true, especially when your hometown is Los Angeles. Díaz is currently the Midday Host on the legendary 102.7 KIIS FM in LA and also hosts afternoons on WILD 94.9 in San Francisco. It’s not too shabby for a girl from SoCal working to live the dream. It doesn’t suck that her first real “radio job” was in 2010 at Power 106 in LA, doing street team and promotions.
ALT AZ 93.3’s Monique Rodriguez Is A Radio Nerd and Open Book

4 weeks ago | barrettmedia.com | Charese Fruge

- Advertisement -Monique Rodriguez is the midday host and host of “Homegrown with Mo!” on ALT AZ 93.3 in Phoenix. She also handles some Social Media content for the station’s small staff. Another Top 20 show on the Barrett Media 2024 list, she was born and raised in Mesa, AZ. Rodriguez says she has always been a massive radio nerd. “From recording songs and DJs on tape to calling in and trying to win tickets. It’s how I discovered music in the 90s, along with being raised on MTV, VH1 and BET.
Women To Watch: Iris Lopez; 93.1 KISS FM, El Paso

4 weeks ago | radioink.com | Charese Fruge

Iris Lopez is Co-Host of Iris & Grizz in the Morning on Townsquare Media’s 93.1 KISS FM (KSII) in El Paso, TX. She is also Founder & Executive Director for “Mija, Yes you can,” where she leads initiatives supporting women and young girls through mentorship, scholarships, and empowerment events. Lopez also does public speaking in addition to radio, but her most important role in life is being a mother to a teenage boy.
Mikalah Gordon’s Journey From American Idol To 98.5 KLUC

1 month ago | barrettmedia.com | Charese Fruge

- Advertisement -I got so much great feedback on last week’s feature on the “Chet Buchanan Show” on 98.5 KLUC, Las Vegas (BMM 3/21) that I couldn’t help but feel like a follow-up would be of interest to not only the industry crowd but also the general public. After all, the show was voted one of the Top 20 CHR Shows on The Barrett Media list for 2024, an honor voted on by industry peers. Buchanan mentioned one of the hosts on the show, Mikalah Gordon.
98.5 KLUC’s ‘Chet Buchanan Show’ Makes ‘A Splash’ in Las Vegas

1 month ago | barrettmedia.com | Charese Fruge

- Advertisement -Chet Buchanan has been hosting the “Chet Buchanan Show” on 98.5 KLUC in Las Vegas since 1999. Having worked in the same building with him for years, I have always said he could be the Mayor of Las Vegas. His work ethic challenges that of Seacrest, and his notoriety as a Vegas celebrity is second to none.
Women To Watch: Anna Marie; B105, Cincinnati

1 month ago | radioink.com | Charese Fruge

Anna Marie is Co-Host of the Jesse & Anna Morning Show on Hubbard Broadcasting’s B105 (WUBE), in her hometown of Cincinnati. She attended Ohio Media School and finished in 2015. Her first official job was in Muncie, IN, at Cumulus Media’s Nash FM 102.5 (WMDH). “The program director who hired me eventually told me that he knew I would need to learn a lot, but the interview lasted a full day, and he said I NEVER stopped talking,” explains Anna.
Rock 99.9 Seattle’s ‘The Men’s Room’ Goes Where The Wind Blows

1 month ago | barrettmedia.com | Charese Fruge

- Advertisement -Steve Hill, The Men’s Room, Rock 99.9 KISWThe Men’s Room is the afternoon show on Rock 99.9 KISW in Seattle. Long story short, the show started in 2003 at a CBS station in Baltimore. About a year later, they got a call from (then) Entercom Seattle about the opportunity to do mornings at KISW. Somehow, they ended up in the afternoon, and as they say, “The rest is history!” That was twenty years ago. “We find that to be both profoundly insane and very rewarding,” says host Steve Hill.