Dan & Stephanie, Reinvented
• “Reinvention” is indeed the name of the game for Dan Mahoney and Stephanie Viva, morning radio fixtures together on Cape Cod for nearly 20 years, who were sidelined from mornings on iHeartMedia Hot AC WCOD/Hyannis, MA in January, along with several hundred colleagues as part of a companywide downsizing. Now, eight months later, the Dan & Stephanie show returns today, along with the launch of their new digital radio station, “Cape Cod’s Mix 96.”
[Ed. note: Mahoney explains that the “96” handle is a callback to the station where he had worked since 1995 — former Makkay Broadcasting Top 40 WRZE (96-3 The Rose). Stephanie joined him there in 2003, and they moved over to WCOD in 2009.]
Mahoney said, “After our departure back in January, I knew there would be another beginning. Local communications have never been more important than at a time like this. So we decided to utilize our talent, and going the digital route, we are excited to bring back our show to continue to serve our amazing listeners and our community. We will be the same fun show as always. Can’t wait to start this chapter, in this new age of ways to be heard.”
Viva remarked, “For the last 17 years Dan and I have built a relationship with the people of Cape Cod and while I was devastated to see that come to end, in these crazy times, we could not be more excited to come back and connect to the community we love so much. Our community demanded it, and we couldn’t be happier to bring fun lightheartedness back into their mornings; we owe them that. We have more stories to tell and more laughs to share!”
As the press release states, Mix 96 will regularly welcome “locally renowned disc jockeys, national disc jockeys and surprise guests.” Mix 96 is also “positioned to be a production solution for community businesses as well. Mix 96 is offering different forms of advertising for all dayparts, effective immediately. Additionally, station talent is also available for creative ad solutions, voiceovers, general announcements, and podcasts. These services are available as standalone products or to be utilized on station dayparts.” Mix 96 is also accessible in the App Store, Play Store, and on Alexa.
