iHeartMedia CHR 97.1 KZHT Salt Lake City will debut “E. White & Erica In The Morning” on Monday, August 7.
White joins KZHT from nights at iHeart’s 101.3 KDWB Minneapolis where he has been hosting nights since early 2020. White previously served as Music Director/afternoon host at “107.5 Kiss-FM” KKDM Des Moines and had been interning at iHeartMedia’s Philadelphia cluster in the programming and production departments when he moved to Des Moines in November 2017.
Shea has been producing “Geena The Latina & Frankie V” at “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM San Diego since March 2022 under the name ‘Erica Sullivan’. She previously worked at 102.7 KIIS-FM Los Angeles as midday producer, phone screener for “On Air With Ryan Seacrest”, and later producer for “On Air With Ryan Seacrest” and the weekly “Vibe with EJ & Tanya Rad”. She first started her career as a board operator at KRTY-FM in San Jose while still in high school.
The duo fill the opening created by the departure of Frankie Corrigan and Jess Ferguson this spring after a decades plus run in mornings.
iHeartMedia Salt Lake City today announced the debut of “E.White & Erica In The Morning’, a new morning show on heritage mainstream CHR 97.1 ZHT (KZHT-FM.) Beginning Monday, August 7. The new show will air weekdays from 6-10 MST.
“This is an exciting day for morning radio and especially for 97.1 ZHT,” states Judy Copier, Market President for iHeartMedia in Salt Lake City. “E. White and Erica bring an enthusiasm for live, local radio that is contagious and endearing. An open book is what you’ll find with these two as they share pretty much everything happening around them. I’m sure listeners will be entertained as they discover and embrace their new radio broadcast home in Utah.”
E. White started his career as a weekend jock on WIOQ-FM Philadelphia in 2017, before moving to KKDM-FM Des Moines for afternoons later that year. Prior to joining KZHT, E. White was hosting nights on KDWB – FM in Minneapolis.
“Hosting a morning show has been my dream since I cracked a mic on my college radio station in 2014, so to see it come to fruition is absolutely surreal, said E. White. To Jeff, Judy and the people who have trained and mentored us to where we are today: thankful is a massive understatement. Salt Lake City is such an incredible spot, and I’m excited to be part of the fabric of this community!”
Erica Shea comes to mornings on 97.1 ZHT from KHTS-FM, San Diego’s “Geena The Latina &
Frankie V” morning show, where she was a producer and co-host since March 2022. She first started her career as a board operator at KRTY-FM in San Jose while still in high school and later went on to produce KIIS-FM Los Angeles’ “On Air With Ryan Seacrest”.Erica adds, “It’s not every day you get to see your dreams since you were 12 years old become a reality, hosting a morning show has always been mine. I can’t wait to get started with E. White and the incredible team at iHeart Salt Lake City! I am beyond grateful to Jeff and Judy for this opportunity, as well as the mentors, co-workers and listeners who have been so supportive along the way. I am so excited to make early mornings something listeners look forward to and to dive headfirst into the Salt Lake City community!”
I’m really looking forward to the launch of the “E.White & Erica In The Morning” show in Salt Lake City,” said Jeff McCartney, SVPP for iHeartMedia Salt Lake City. “These are two extremely dedicated and talented on-air hosts and I have no doubt that they will make an impact on ZHT as well as within the Salt Lake City community!”
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com