Dana & Jayson Wake Up In San Diego
After more than a week of relentless teasing, we can finally reveal the new radio home of former WBLI/Nassau-Suffolk morning duo Dana DiDonato and Jayson Prim — and it’s about as far away from Long Island as you can get — the duo have arrived in sunny San Diego as the newly minted morning duo on Entercom Alternative KBZT (FM 94/9). DiDonato, described as “a reformed sorority girl and married mother of three,” and Prim, “the gay son of a Baptist preacher, bring their unique relationship as two unlikely best friends to morning drive on San Diego’s number one Alternative station, FM 94/9.” When introducing his new wake-up team, Kevin Callahan, OM/PD of FM 94/9 commented, “It’s a really exciting day for FM 949 and Entercom San Diego to be able to add such dynamic personalities to San Diego’s Alternative. They made me laugh. After this many years in radio that’s not easy to do.”
The move is not only geographical, but this is also a whole new format for DiDonato, who famously spent 11 years anchoring morning drive on Cox Media Top 40 WBLI/Long Island, the last three of those with Prim, a performance artist in New York City and a graduate of the Experimental Theatre Wing at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. “It’s always been a gift to laugh and hang out with people each morning,” said DiDonato. “We are so excited to invite the San Diego community into our lives, and we hope they make our show a part of theirs. Thanks to Kevin Callahan, Pat Paxton and everyone at Entercom — your belief in us is humbling. We are so ready to do this.” Prim added, “I’m just happy that instead of talking to myself every morning, I finally get to have human interaction again.” Dana & Jayson succeed Chris Cantore and Steve Woods, who exited in January.
