Colorado Media Newsroom
August 25th, 2023, 01:39 PM
From Radio Insight:
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2023/08/mmphoenix-200x134.jpgFollowing the return of ‘Joey Boy’ Rodriguez to a local version (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/257654/joey-boy-returns-to-live-101-5-as-morning-mess-fractures-in-half/) of “The Morning Mess” on Audacy CHR “Live 101.5 (https://www.audacy.com/live1015phoenix)” KALV-FM Phoenix this week, the station has added two new co-hosts to the show.
JD Whitfield, who joined sister Classic Hits “Big 94.5 (https://www.audacy.com/big945phoenix/)” KOOL-FM as morning host in June (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/252694/jd-takes-mornings-at-big-94-5-phoenix/), now moves to KALV-FM. Whitfield previously worked in Phoenix at Hip Hop ?Power 98.3? KKFR from 2007-09, and then evening host and morning co-host at Hip Hop ?101.5 Jamz? KZON which became ?Live 101.5? from 2010 to 2014. He would then move to Boston to host nights at CHR ?103.3 Amp Radio? WODS until the station?s demise in 2020.
The show will be rounded out by Sienna Villa. Villa is an in-game host for MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks and event host and cheerleader for the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes. She previously interned at Audacy Phoenix in 2018.
Rodriguez’s former co-hosts Aneesh Ratan, Jeana Shepard and Karla Hernandez continue on in mornings at “B96 (https://www.audacy.com/b96)” WBBM-FM Chicago where Brand Manager Molly Cruz is seeking a new addition (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/257713/b96-seeks-new-morning-mess-member/) to the team.
Audacy announces a new edition of ?The Morning Mess? on Live 101.5 (KALV-FM) in Phoenix. Current show co-host Joey Boy will return to Phoenix, the show?s original home, and welcome two new members to the program: J.D. and Sienna. The new show debuts on August 28 and will be heard weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PT.
?We’re thrilled to re-launch the next chapter of ?The Morning Mess? and introduce a new local version of the show to our Phoenix audience,? said Dave Pugh, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Audacy Phoenix. ?With the energetic and dynamic team of Joey Boy, J.D., and Sienna, we’re set to deliver a fresh wave of entertainment to kickstart listeners? mornings.?
Joey Boy joined the company in 2013 as an original co-host for ?The Morning Mess? on Live 101.5. Considered the ringleader of the show, Joey Boy is never afraid to share his family life and stories on air.
J.D. joined BIG 94.5 in June 2023 after spending eight years in Boston hosting one of the top night shows for former Audacy station 103.3 AMP Radio. He began his full-time radio career in Arizona doing nights at KZON-FM in Phoenix and grew to become the No. 1 rated night show from 2010 to 2012. In 2013, he joined ?The Lady La Morning Show? as a co-host, which was consistently among the city?s top three-rated morning shows and the No 1. cumed morning show.
Sienna also serves as an event host for the Phoenix Coyotes and an in-game host for the Arizona Diamondbacks. She interned with Audacy Phoenix in 2018 and is an in-game Coyotes cheerleader.
?The Morning Mess? with Aneesh Ratan, Jeana Shepard and Karla Hernandez will continue to be heard on B96 (WBBM-FM) in Chicago, weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. CT.
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/257831/jd-sienna-join-live-101-5s-revamped-morning-mess/)
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2023/08/mmphoenix-200x134.jpgFollowing the return of ‘Joey Boy’ Rodriguez to a local version (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/257654/joey-boy-returns-to-live-101-5-as-morning-mess-fractures-in-half/) of “The Morning Mess” on Audacy CHR “Live 101.5 (https://www.audacy.com/live1015phoenix)” KALV-FM Phoenix this week, the station has added two new co-hosts to the show.
JD Whitfield, who joined sister Classic Hits “Big 94.5 (https://www.audacy.com/big945phoenix/)” KOOL-FM as morning host in June (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/252694/jd-takes-mornings-at-big-94-5-phoenix/), now moves to KALV-FM. Whitfield previously worked in Phoenix at Hip Hop ?Power 98.3? KKFR from 2007-09, and then evening host and morning co-host at Hip Hop ?101.5 Jamz? KZON which became ?Live 101.5? from 2010 to 2014. He would then move to Boston to host nights at CHR ?103.3 Amp Radio? WODS until the station?s demise in 2020.
The show will be rounded out by Sienna Villa. Villa is an in-game host for MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks and event host and cheerleader for the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes. She previously interned at Audacy Phoenix in 2018.
Rodriguez’s former co-hosts Aneesh Ratan, Jeana Shepard and Karla Hernandez continue on in mornings at “B96 (https://www.audacy.com/b96)” WBBM-FM Chicago where Brand Manager Molly Cruz is seeking a new addition (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/257713/b96-seeks-new-morning-mess-member/) to the team.
Audacy announces a new edition of ?The Morning Mess? on Live 101.5 (KALV-FM) in Phoenix. Current show co-host Joey Boy will return to Phoenix, the show?s original home, and welcome two new members to the program: J.D. and Sienna. The new show debuts on August 28 and will be heard weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PT.
?We’re thrilled to re-launch the next chapter of ?The Morning Mess? and introduce a new local version of the show to our Phoenix audience,? said Dave Pugh, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Audacy Phoenix. ?With the energetic and dynamic team of Joey Boy, J.D., and Sienna, we’re set to deliver a fresh wave of entertainment to kickstart listeners? mornings.?
Joey Boy joined the company in 2013 as an original co-host for ?The Morning Mess? on Live 101.5. Considered the ringleader of the show, Joey Boy is never afraid to share his family life and stories on air.
J.D. joined BIG 94.5 in June 2023 after spending eight years in Boston hosting one of the top night shows for former Audacy station 103.3 AMP Radio. He began his full-time radio career in Arizona doing nights at KZON-FM in Phoenix and grew to become the No. 1 rated night show from 2010 to 2012. In 2013, he joined ?The Lady La Morning Show? as a co-host, which was consistently among the city?s top three-rated morning shows and the No 1. cumed morning show.
Sienna also serves as an event host for the Phoenix Coyotes and an in-game host for the Arizona Diamondbacks. She interned with Audacy Phoenix in 2018 and is an in-game Coyotes cheerleader.
?The Morning Mess? with Aneesh Ratan, Jeana Shepard and Karla Hernandez will continue to be heard on B96 (WBBM-FM) in Chicago, weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. CT.
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/257831/jd-sienna-join-live-101-5s-revamped-morning-mess/)