Following last week’s departure of Geraldo Rivera, iHeartMedia News/Talk 1100 WTAM/106.9 W295DE Cleveland has announced Jimmy Malone will take over the 9:00am hour starting Tuesday, April 12.
Malone currently hosts mornings from 6-9am on Sports “1350 The Gambler” WARF Akron on Thursdays and Fridays and from 7-9am on Saturdays on Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI. He is best known for his long run in mornings on WMJI, where he started as a weekly contributor in 1985 before becoming a full-time co-host from 1991 until February 2021.
HeartMedia’s Newsradio WTAM 1100, The Big One, announced today the debut of “The Jimmy Malone Show,” launching on Tuesday, April 12. “The Jimmy Malone Show” will broadcast weekdays from 9 – 10 a.m.
Malone will host conversations with politicians, community and business leaders, journalists and more, all with the goal of making a difference in Northeast Ohio. In addition, Malone will feature fun and entertaining segments including his signature feature, “Knuckleheads In The News.” The program will feature veteran producer Rob Rozycki and contributor Cache Roberts.
“We’re thrilled to launch ‘The Jimmy Malone Show’ on WTAM,” said Keith Kennedy, Regional Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia Cleveland. “Jimmy is a passionate talk show host, a generous philanthropist, and lover of all things Cleveland. We are thrilled to add yet another powerful local voice to a station that means so much to the community.”
“I’m thrilled with the opportunity to connect with the WTAM audience,” said Malone. “WTAM is the news and information leader in the market, and it’s humbling to have the opportunity to join such a legendary radio station. I simply can’t wait to get started.”
Malone began his radio career in 1985, at first doing his signature “Knuckleheads in the News” segment in weekly appearances on WMJI’s “Lanigan and Webster Morning Show.” In 1991, Malone became a full-time co-host on the program, where he remained a fixture until 2021when he launched “The Jimmy Malone Show” on 1350 AM WARF. Malone is an NAB Marconi Award winner for Large Market Personality of the Year and inductee into both the Cleveland Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame and the Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Malone’s most prized accomplishment, however, is the Malone Scholarship Program at College Now of Greater Cleveland, which annually provides college scholarships to deserving students. Since its inception, the Malone Scholarship Program has raised nearly five million dollars for scholarships.
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