Pros In Motion

• There’s been a high-profile drivetime jock-swap at Steel City Media’s KBEQ (Q104)/Kansas City — after an 18-month run as a member of The Morning Drive, 18-year station vet TJ McEntire will return to her original afternoon drive slot. Effective March 27, McEntire (left) will switch dayparts with current pm driver Mike Kellar, who will become the newest cast member of The Morning Drive, plugging in across from current co-hosts Zeke Montana and Jillian Gregg.

You may recall that Ms. McEntire moved from afternoons to mornings in September 2015 after former Mike Kennedy stepped down from his daily airshift. Kennedy retired at the end of 2016 after a successful 40-year radio career. Commenting on these major moves, Q104 PD Todd Nixon commented, “TJ McEntire is a Kansas City radio treasure and will now be back in afternoons where she ruled for years, and excited to have Mike Kellar begin the next evolution of The Morning Drive!”

• iHeartMedia Sports-Talk KPOJ-AM (Rip City Radio 620)/Portland, OR yesterday launched Rip City Drive with Chad and Travis, rolling weekdays from 3-6pm PT. This new afternoon show complements Rip City Mornings with Dan and Nigel, which airs weekdays from 6-9am.

Rip City Drive with Chad and Travis features Chad Doing and Travis Demers and provides listeners with unique insight into the Portland sports scene with an emphasis on the hometown Portland Trail Blazers. Doing will continue to host Blazers Warm-up and The 5th Quarter on Trail Blazers game days. “We’re excited to bring veteran talent Chad Doing back to the Portland in the afternoon drive slot,” said Rich Moore, SVP of Programming for iHeartMedia Seattle. “Chad and Travis’ show will be a strong outlet for the sports fans in Portland, especially Trail Blazers fans.”