Kiss 108 Unveils ‘Billy & Lisa In The Morning’
• iHeartMedia’s WXKS (Kiss 108)/Boston makes it official and announced that long-time Kiss 108 morning show personalities Billy Costa and Lisa Donovan will officially lead a newly revamped morning show alongside co-hosts Justin Aguirre and Winnie Akoury. The newly rebranded Billy & Lisa in the Morning is a worthy successor to the legendary Matt Siegel, who retired in April.
Billy, Lisa, Justin, and Winnie were all members of the Matty in the Morning show, which had been No. 1 in Boston with women for decades, and in the first three months of Billy and Lisa leading the show, the ratings have only grown.
“We’re excited to usher in a new era in mornings on Kiss 108,” said Dylan Sprague, SVP of Programming for iHeartMedia Boston. “Billy and Lisa have been an enormous part of the station’s success over the years and it’s only fitting that the show bears their name.”
Costa has been on Kiss 108 since 1980 and has been a large part of the success of the station. Costa also hosts Dining Playbook on local cable sports station NESN and is involved with numerous charitable organizations. Donovan has been with Kiss 108 since 2002, providing a positive energy, style, and female perspective in the morning. Donovan focuses much of her time with numerous local charities as well as an 11-year annual event that Lisa created with Salon Mario Russo to benefit Rosie’s Place.
Costa commented, “Kiss 108, the listeners, are a big part of my life and Boston is my home. I’m thankful that the audience has embraced the new show. We have a world-class team at Kiss 108 and I look forward to continuing to entertain the audience in the morning.” Donovan remarked, “Billy and I have always had great on-air chemistry and the new show is a natural evolution for us, building on the time we’ve spent working together for the last 20 years. It’s fun. It’s unpredictable. It’s Boston.” Pictured, (l-r): Akoury, Costa, Donovan & Aguirre.
