Berger Joins Giovanni At PRO-FM
• Cumulus Providence keeps it in the family and announces that 16-year cluster vet Bekah Berger has been named as the new morning co-host on heritage Top 40 WPRO (92 PRO FM). She will plug in across from market legend Giovanni and producer Jay Buff, starting Monday, July 31.
Berger won’t have a long commute to her new gig — she’s currently working across the hall at Rhythmic sister WWKX (Hot 106) as co-host of The Hot Morning Show with Bekah and Mike D.
A native of Cranston, RI, Berger has spent her entire radio career in these hallways, starting in 2007 as an intern in the newsroom of News-Talk WPRO-AM and serving as a call screener for The Buddy Cianci Show, hosted by colorful former Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci. The following year she was named Promotions Director for the station, hosted a weekend show called This Week in Entertainment With Bekah Berger, and produced The Gene Valicenti Show. In August 2012, Berger joined Hot 106 as Promotions Director and midday host, and was upped to mornings in late 2015.
Mary Ellen Kachinske, Director of Music Programming/Operations Manager, Cumulus Providence, said, “This is an exciting evolution for the Giovanni in the Morning Show and for 92 PRO-FM. Bekah brings a wealth of relatability and star power to Southern New England listeners and we can’t wait for her to join Gio and Jay.”
Berger commented, “Growing up in Rhode Island, 92 PRO-FM has always been part of my radio presets. I’ve spent my career admiring my fellow Cumulus colleagues, but now being able to work alongside them every morning and being part of such an iconic brand is a dream come true.” Berger succeeds Kim Zandy, who exited in June after 24 years.
