Prior, Bogey In Motion
• Consultant Gary Begin has hired veteran programmer/air talent Denis Prior as a sales person and talent coach for Sound Advantage Media. In his new position, Prior (left) will sell for That Thing with Rich Appel show and the other formats under the Sound Advantage Media umbrella, including All ’80s Hits, and Touch of Class, a rich-sounding Adult Contemporary artist-driven Adult-Standards format. Prior said, “These formats can revolutionize radio and take it to a new level. Sound Advantage Media is really on the cutting edge.”
Prior is based in Grand Rapids, MI, where he used to program WGVU and did mornings on WLHT. His radio history also includes stints at KBEQ/Kansas City, KSON/San Diego, KQKS/Denver and WSM-FM/Nashville. Even cooler, Prior notably wrote for The Tonight Show and spent 14 years with Late Show With David Letterman. Contact Prior at 616-350-7627; reach Gary Begin at 731-437-0536.
• CBS Radio Sports-Talk WXYT (97.1 The Ticket)/Detroit has created a new nighttime show — weekend/fill-in air talent Kyle “Bogey” Bogenschutz is joining evening entertainer “Wojo” to form the all-new Wojo and Bogey Show, airing weeknights at 6pm. Bogey (left) will also host Pistons Weekly, beginning tonight at 8pm. Bogenschutz began his career in 2010 as a Sports-Talk Host at WTKA-AM/Ann Arbor, MI. He joined 97.1 The Ticket in 2014 as a sports update reporter and last year was upped to weekends/fill-in. WXYT PD Jimmy Powers said, “Kyle has emerged as a hard-working, talented sports personality in Detroit and we are excited to have him join Wojo each weeknight. If Kyle didn’t go into broadcasting, he wanted to be a basketball coach, so his passion for the game make him the perfect fit for the Pistons Weekly show.”
Bogey said, “As someone that grew up in Detroit following all four sports teams and listening to 97.1 The Ticket, I’m incredibly fortunate and honored to be a small part of this station and its future. I’d like to thank Jimmy Powers and Debbie Kenyon for their belief in me and this opportunity, as well as Wojo and many others at the station who have been very helpful and encouraging over the last several years.”
