Hunter To Drive DC Home On WMAL

• Cumulus News-Talk 105.9 WMAL-FM/Washington, D.C. has tapped Derek Hunter as the station’s new afternoon host, weekdays from 3-6pm ET. Hunter is already a familiar voice to WMAL listeners, having served as a regular fill-in host on the station since 2011.

A 20-year talk radio veteran, Derek is also a senior columnist for Townhall.com, a podcaster, and a former Managing Editor at The Daily Caller. He previously served as a fill-in host for Rush Limbaugh. Hunter’s on-air career grew when he began regularly hosting the Saturday 4-7pm slot on WMAL’s The Big Show in 2011. That same year, he was hired by WBAL/Baltimore to do noon-3pm. He later worked at WCBM/Baltimore and programmed WFMD/Frederick, MD.

“We’re thrilled to have Derek’s fresh voice and perspective on our fulltime line-up,” said Bill Hess, Program Director of WMAL-FM. “His width of interests will make for a fun and informative afternoon program as we wrestle this news cycle each day.”

Hunter commented, “I couldn’t be more excited — this is a homecoming for me. Returning to where I first hosted is a great feeling. I’ve been fortunate to fill in across the lineup — from O’Connor & Company to Chris Plante, and even for Rush Limbaugh. To now have a permanent home here is incredibly special. I want to thank Bill Hess, Jeff Boden, and all of Cumulus for this amazing opportunity.”