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Lynne Hayes-Freeland Leaving KDKA Midday Show in November

Hayes-Freeland joined the station in 2019 after spending more than four decades at KDKA-TV as a host and reporter. She said her decision to leave the show came during the pandemic.

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2 weeks ago

September 13, 2021

Ryan Hedrick

Pittsburgh radio host Lynne Hayes-Freeland is leaving her midday show on KDKA-AM on Nov 12, according to the station’s website.

“Coming to KDKA-Radio felt like a homecoming,” said Hayes-Freeland. “It’s where I started my broadcast career after college, and it seemed like the perfect place to circle back to.”

Hayes-Freeland joined the station in 2019 after spending more than four decades at KDKA-TV as a host and reporter. She said her decision to leave the show came during the pandemic.

“Like so many others, the pandemic gave me a clarity I did not expect,” she said. “I used to laugh when I heard people retire or leave a job and say they wanted to spend more time with family. I get it now.”

Hayes-Freeland will make periodic appearances on the station after she steps aside. She will also write a weekly column for KDKARadio.com and host the monthly Minority Health Matters.

Ryan Hedrick

Ryan Hedrick serves as the Co-Host of the Morning News Express at WFMD. He started in radio at 17 years old, doing sports and news for his high school radio station. He then spent several years at WFMD in Frederick, MD before joining WBEN in Buffalo, NY. In 2016, while working at WIBW-AM in Topeka KS, Hedrick earned the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) award for Major Market enterprise reporting. Hedrick grew up in Southern California where he attended Cal State University of Northridge. He can be found on Twitter @SureToCover.

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Mark Levin’s New Book “American Marxism” Sells One Million Copies

New York Times bestseller list in the category of Combined Print & E-Book Non-Fiction lists Levin’s book at number 1 for 10 straight weeks.

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10 hours ago

September 24, 2021

Ryan Hedrick

Syndicated radio host Mark Levin’s new book “American Marxism” has been wildly successful in its first 10 weeks on the market.

One million copies of the book have been sold including print books, ebooks, and e-audiobooks, according to Threshold Editions.

“We applaud Mark Levin for his compelling scholarship and work,” Threshold deputy publisher Jennifer Long told Breitbart. “Bookscan reports American Marxism is currently the top-selling nonfiction book of 2021, and we anticipate it staying high on bestseller lists through the rest of the year.”

New York Times bestseller list in the category of Combined Print & E-Book Non-Fiction lists Levin’s book at number 1 for 10 straight weeks.

“There’s a massive movement that’s all but ignored galvanizing against the tyranny swirling around us,” Levin told Breitbart News. “Americans love their country, unlike the ruling class and their surrogates, and they’re fed up. There will be pushback. It’s already here and growing.”

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Steve Miller Steps Down From His Full-Time Role With WBBM NewsRadio

Miller has been employed at the station for 38 years. He’ll reportedly return for occasional fill-in work and special projects.

Published

10 hours ago

September 24, 2021

Ryan Hedrick

WBBM NewsRadio’s Steve Miller is stepping down from his full-time role at the Chicago’s Audacy-owned station, according to Roger Feder.

Miller has been employed at the station for 38 years. He’ll reportedly return for occasional fill-in work and special projects.

“We’ve been blessed with many great reporters over the years, but when it comes to digging for tough-to-find information, I can’t think of anyone better than Steve Miller,” brand manager Ron Gleason told Feder.

Miller joined WBBM immediately after graduating from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1983.

Miller plans to spend more time at his condominium in Hawaii.

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760 WJR Elevates Kevin Dietz To Full Time Hosting Role

The Emmy award-winning investigative reporter spent nearly 30-years at Detroit NBC affiliate WDIV before he was fired in 2019 for making an alleged racial comment about another reporter.

Published

11 hours ago

September 24, 2021

Ryan Hedrick

Longtime Detroit reporter Kevin Dietz has been named full-time host at NewsTalk 760 WJR, he revealed on Twitter. Dietz has been hosting WJR Late Mornings since Frank Beckmann retired six months ago.

“I took a pretty cool new job! Working 9-noon Monday -Friday on WJR 760,” he said. “I remember JP McCarthy as a kid on this station! I am blessed.”

The Emmy award-winning investigative reporter spent nearly 30-years at Detroit NBC affiliate WDIV before he was fired in 2019 for making an alleged racial comment about another reporter.

“The station has a zero-tolerance policy on racially insensitive comments, and they determined, despite the intent and context of my statement, that it violated the policy,” he said at the time.

Dietz garnered 17 Emmy awards in 26 years at WDIV. He began his career in Traverse City, Michigan in 1988.

WJR has not revealed if Dietz will continue hosting the show alone or if a co-host will be brought in.

You can listen to WJR and learn more about Late Mornings with Kevin Dietz by clicking this link.