Penn Jillette, one-half of the entertainment duo Penn & Teller, has also been named as host of a unique one-hour live radio program that will be featured on stations in New York (WXRK-FM), Chicago (WCKG-FM), San Francisco (KIFR-FM), Washington, D.C. (WJFK-FM), Detroit (WKRK-FM), San Diego (KPLN-FM), Baltimore (WHFS-FM) and Las Vegas (KSFN-AM), beginning in January 2006 (check local listings for broadcast time).
In addition, a variety of morning drive programming options have been developed for the remaining Stern stations such as syndication of Infinity personalities, format changes and the creation of live local programs. Following are several highlights (complete list attached):
Rover, currently heard on Infinity's WXTM-FM Cleveland and WAZU-FM Columbus, adds WCKG-FM in Chicago, WKRK-FM Detroit, WAQZ-FM Cincinnati, WMFS-FM Memphis and WZNE-FM Rochester to his roster of stations. WCKG will serve as the flagship station for Rover's MORNING GLORY heard weekdays 5:00-10:00AM, CT/6:00-10:00AM, ET. A 10-year veteran of radio, Rover joined WXTM in 2003 and has consistently been a ratings leader among Adults and Men 18-34. His first job in radio came at age 20 when he applied for, and was hired as, a host for Xtreme Radio in Las Vegas despite having no prior experience.
WJFK-FM's The Junkies will expand their lineup to include WHFS. J.P., John, Eric and Jason began their career in broadcasting as hosts of a cable access show in 1995, and were hired by WJFK-FM shortly thereafter where they hosted weekend, and later, weeknight programs. In 2002, the foursome began hosting morning drive on WHFS (Washington, D.C.) until the station changed its format and call letters in January 2005. They rejoined WJFK for middays, and the Junkies program has been rated No.1 in its timeperiod among Adults 25-34, Men 18-49 and Men 25-54 ever since.
KITS-FM in San Francisco will launch the MORNING MUSIC CO-OP, an entertainment-based program featuring alternative music with unprecedented listener involvement/interaction and minimal commercial interruption. The station's on-air programming attributes will include music-oriented town halls, sponsorship of "locals-only" concerts, monthly music and movie listener correspondents, frequent auditions for permanent positions on the show, listener advisory reports, and Q&A sessions with station executives.
- From an Infinity Broadcasting News Release
