Stewart Hits ‘The Road’

United Stations Radio Networks has named Steve Stewart as the new host of the network’s long-running live County music show, The Road. Stewart is currently the PD and midday personality at iHeartMedia’s WEBG (Big 95.5)/Chicago, which is now the flagship affiliate for the two-hour weekly program, enjoyed on nearly 100 affiliates.

USRN’s Andy Denemark commented, “We love having hosts on our shows who are in the trenches of the radio business on a daily basis. Given his role at the station in Chicago, Steve knows the music and knows the artists, and he’ll bring a great working knowledge of today’s Country format to The Road each week.”

Stewart said, “It’s gonna be a pleasure to work with The Road‘s fantastic behind-the-scenes staff with Richard Kimball, Stephanie Voso and Dave Kaufman working on the live recordings and program compilation each week. And at Big 95.5, we’re proud to now be the exclusive outlet for all of these live Country performances in our market.” Stewart’s dulcet tones will debut with this weekend’s show (January 7-8).