WDRQ/Detroit Launches ‘Goose & Renee’
• Cumulus Country WDRQ (New Country 93.1)/Detroit is launching a new morning show on Wednesday, April 6 — Goose & Renee skillfully combines the talents of current WDRQ morning personality Renee Vitale with Detroit native Aaron “Goose” Seller, weekdays from 5:30-10am.
Seller (left) actually started his 23-year radio career in 1999 in Detroit’s iconic Fisher Building, the home of Cumulus Detroit, and has worked at WKPK/Traverse City, MI; WLYD/Green Bay, WI; WNHT/Ft. Wayne, IN and KKPK and KKMG/Colorado Springs, CO. He was also part of the morning show at Bonneville Country KYGO/Denver. Seller was most recently OM of Adams Radio Group’s five-station group in Salisbury-Ocean City, MD and PD of Rhythmic WOCQ, which was recently sold and flipped to Country.
Vitale (right) is a native of Southeast Detroit and has spent 23 of her 24-year career on Detroit radio — she did part-time on WDRQ when it was Top 40, later moved to WDVD, and was part of the morning show on WNIC from 2009-13. In 2015, Vitale left CBS Radio Top 40 WDZH (AMP Radio) and returned to WDRQ as the local anchor of the syndicated America’s Morning Show. She also did fill-in on WDVD’s Blaine Fowler Morning Show. For 15 years, Vitale also worked in various roles at the Specs Howard School of Media Arts, including Director of Admissions. She has anchored mornings on WDRQ since November 2021.
Steve Finateri, VP/Market Manager, Cumulus Detroit, said, “New Country 93.1 FM is gaining momentum in Detroit, and having Goose at the helm with Renee in morning drive will be the adrenaline Detroit’s Country fans have been looking for. Goose is a radio veteran with a proven track record of attracting large audiences. Now he has a chance to make a real impact in his hometown, returning to the very place he was born and raised, and dreamt of hosting a morning show here his entire career!”
David Corey, Director FM Programming for Cumulus Detroit, commented, “I couldn’t be more excited to introduce our Detroit listeners to Goose & Renee, and vice versa! They are in for a treat each and every weekday. From the moment I met Goose and Renee separately, I knew they would be the right team to help lead New Country 93-1 to even greater heights. Get ready, Detroit!”
Seller remarked, “There are no words to describe the excitement I have about coming back to my hometown of Detroit, where I started my radio career. This is absolutely a dream come true.” He added, “I missed Detroit so much while living in Colorado, I actually opened up a coney and slider restaurant to emulate my two favorite places, Lafayette Coney Island and Greene’s Hamburgers. I can’t wait to discover all the amazing things that have happened in and around Detroit while I’ve been away. I’m truly thankful to David Corey, Steve Finateri, and Doug Hamand for this opportunity.”
