Following Ernie Brown’s move to mornings last month, Cumulus Media News/Talk 820 WBAP Fort Worth/Dallas has tabbed Casey Bartholomew to take over the 9-11am shift.
Bartholomew spent the past year as Program Director for Cumulus’ 1400 KFRU/98.9 K255DJ Columbia MO and previously spent a decade as a remote fill-in host for Talk stations across the country. He has also served as Program Director of 92.5 WFSX-FM Fort Myers FL and co-hosted afternoons at “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW Trenton NJ. He teamed with Scott Hasick at 640 KFI Los Angeles, 580 WDBO Orlando, “106.9 Free-FM” KIFR San Francisco, 550 KTRS St. Louis, and another stint at WKXW.
Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) announces that it has appointed Casey Bartholomew as On-Air Host for Cumulus Dallas Fort Worth’s News Talk 820 WBAP. Bartholomew debuts today on News Talk 820 WBAP and can be heard Monday through Friday from 9:00am-11:00am.
Bartholomew joins Cumulus DFW from Cumulus Columbia, MO, where he has served as Program Director for News/Talk station KFRU-AM/FM. Bartholomew has hosted shows on News/Talk stations across the U.S., including KFI-AM in Los Angeles, WKXW-FM in Trenton, NJ, and WFSX-FM in Fort Myers, FL.
Bruce Collins, Program Director, WBAP/KLIF, said: “Casey is the ultimate pro and understands the top stories of the day that affect our listeners. We are excited to have him on the News Talk 820 WBAP team.”
Bartholomew commented: “WBAP is a legendary station and I’m thrilled to be a part of it. Looking forward to the challenge – This is going to be fun.”
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com