Former “FM 106.1” WMIL Milwaukee morning host Shaun ‘Ridder’ Ridderbush is joining Magnum Media’s two Country stations in the market.
“92.1 VTY Country” WVTY Racine, which covers Milwaukee and areas south will add Ridder to their lineup from 8am to 12pm weekdays. To make room for him on the lineup, Mitch Morgan moves from 8-10am to 12-2pm, Van McNeil moves back an hour to 2-4pm, and Steph Peters loses an hour to run from 4-7pm. Reid & Chelsey Magnum remain in place from 4-8am and “The Big Time with Whitney Allen” in evenings from 7pm-12am.
North of Milwaukee, “92.5 Buzz Country” WMBZ West Bend adds Ridder for middays from 10am to 2pm. Reid & Chelsey Magnum continue from 4-8am and Bill Mitchell from 8-10am. Steph Peters follows Ridder from 2-4pm and Mitch Morgan hosts 4-7pm. “The Big Time with Whitney Allen” remains in evenings from 7pm-12am.
Ridder hosted mornings at WMIL from 2017 until exiting in April. He originally joined WMIL in 2014 as Imaging Director and afternoon host. Prior to joining WMIL, Ridderbush worked on-air at WIZM Lacrosse and WIXX Green Bay, served as APD/night host at WNCY-FM Green Bay, and Music Director of WXMM Appleton.
Milwaukee personality Shaun “Ridder” Ridderbush is back on the radio. Ridder is on “92.1 VTY Country” from 8A–12P and “92.5 Buzz Country” from 10A–2P.
Magnum Media’s WVTY broadcasts from Racine which covers the southern to central part of the Milwaukee Market and 92.5 Buzz Country from West Bend which covers the northern to central portion. The two stations can also be heard by downloading the free Magnum Media app, on vtycountry.com and buzzcountry.com plus via TuneIn and Alexa.
“Ridder” said, “Between VTY and Buzz we cover a lot of territory. I’m excited to be back on the air connecting with people. I’d done it for seven years, so I really missed it. The great people of the Milwaukee area are my life. My life is here, and I never want to leave. So, this fit feels sooo good.”
Dave Magnum stated, “We found out during Ridder’s first week with us how dedicated he is. One of the days he wasn’t able to work from a studio, so he did his shows from his truck. We knew about his CMA recognition, that he’s fast paced, topical, and engaging, but that made us smile even more.”
In addition to his radio gig with Magnum Media, Ridder has a YouTube channel dedicated to kayak bass fishing called Return2Wild with Shawn Ridder.
92.1 WVTY New Weekday Line-Up:
4-8A Reid & Chelsey Magnum
8A-12P Ridder
12-2P Mitch Morgan
2-4P Van McNeil
4-7P Steph Peters
7P-12A The Big Time with Whitney Allen92.5 WMBZ New Weekday Line-Up:
4-8A Reid & Chelsey Magnum
8-10A Bill Mitchell
10A-2P Ridder
2-4P Steph Peters
4-7P Mitch Morgan
7P-12A The Big Time with Whitney Allen
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com