TV Vet Carlson Joins WWJ-AM/Detroit
• Audacy’s WWJ (News Radio 950)/Detroit welcomes television news veteran Jonathan Carlson as the new morning drive co-anchor opposite Roberta Jasina weekdays from 5-10am ET, beginning April 18. Carlson has anchored in major markets for nearly two decades, including WXYZ-TV/Detroit and most recently, WGCL-TV/Atlanta.
“We are thrilled to have Jonathan — an Emmy Award-winning journalist — join our team as a morning anchor,” said Debbie Kenyon, SVP/Market Manger, Audacy Detroit. “We’re confident he will round out our morning show program while seamlessly connecting with our listeners along the way.”
No less excited is Carlson, who said, “I’m thrilled to join the legendary WWJ news team in such a pivotal role and I’m honored and humbled to soon be waking up Metro Detroiters each morning. I’m passionate about Detroit and Michigan as a whole and was waiting for the right opportunity to return. I can’t wait to bring my years of television reporting experience to radio and hope to be a voice listeners can trust and lean on each day.”