KZHT Wakes Up With E. White & Erica
• iHeartMedia Top 40 KZHT (97.1 ZHT)/Salt Lake City announced the August 7 debut of E. White & Erica In The Morning, a newly forged wake-up duo comprised of two company veterans: Eric “E.” White, who segues from nights on Top 40 sister KDWB/Minneapolis, and Erica Shea, currently co-host and producer of the Geena The Latina & Frankie V morning show on iHeart’s KHTS (Channel 93.3)/San Diego.
“This is an exciting day for morning radio and especially for 97.1 ZHT,” said Judy Copier, Market President of iHeart SLC. “E. White and Erica bring an enthusiasm for live, local radio that is contagious and endearing. An open book is what you’ll find with these two as they share pretty much everything happening around them. I’m sure listeners will be entertained as they discover and embrace their new radio broadcast home in Utah.”
Jeff McCartney, SVP of Programming for iHeartMedia Salt Lake City, commented, “I’m really looking forward to the launch of the E. White & Erica In The Morning show in Salt Lake City. These are two extremely dedicated and talented on-air hosts and I have no doubt that they will make an impact on ZHT as well as within the Salt Lake City community!”
White started his career doing weekends on WIOQ (Q102)/Philadelphia in 2017, before transferring to KKDM/Des Moines for afternoon drive later that year. He made the big move to KDWB three years ago. Erica Shea got her first radio break as a board op at KRTY/San Jose while still in high school and later went on to produce On Air With Ryan Seacrest on KIIS-FM/Los Angeles.
“Hosting a morning show has been my dream since I cracked a mic on my college radio station in 2014, so to see it come to fruition is absolutely surreal,” said White. “To Jeff, Judy and the people who have trained and mentored us to where we are today: thankful is a massive understatement. Salt Lake City is such an incredible spot, and I’m excited to be part of the fabric of this community!”
Shea remarked, “It’s not every day you get to see your dreams since you were 12 years old become a reality, and hosting a morning show has always been mine. I can’t wait to get started with E. White and the incredible team at iHeart Salt Lake City! I’m beyond grateful to Jeff and Judy for this opportunity, as well as the mentors, co-workers and listeners who have been so supportive along the way. I’m so excited to make early mornings something listeners look forward to and to dive headfirst into the Salt Lake City community!”
