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Urban One/Radio One Adjusts On-Air Lineups Following Layoffs
RADIO ONE has adjusted lineups across multiple stations following company-wide layoffs. According to several sources, cuts have impacted five percent of employees across the parent company URBAN ONE.
PETER “P-SKILLZ” DORSEY has exited Top 40 Rhythmic KBFB (97.9 THE BEAT)/DALLAS after seven years, most recently hosting “THE FLIGHT ZONE” in afternoons. He originally joined KBFB in 2018 as a night host before shifting to afternoons in 2023. REACH MEDIA’s “POSTED ON THE CORNER,” hosted by INCOGNITO & DJ MISSES, moves from nights to afternoons, while “TOXIC BOY RADIO WITH HOLLYWOOD ZAY & DJ PAPA RON” shifts from weekends to nights.
KEISHA NICOLE expands her role at Top 40 Rhythmic KBXX (97.9 THE BOX)/HOUSTON, adding middays to her responsibilities and replacing the canceled “THE AMANDA SEALES SHOW.” JESSICA JEANZ, a former morning show contributor and host of “THE POWER HOUR,” is no longer listed on the station’s schedule.
In addition, NICOLE will voice track middays for Urban WHHH (HOT 100.9)/INDIANAPOLIS, returning to the station airwaves where she previously hosted afternoons until relocating to HOUSTON in 2017. She replaces SHAYNA SAWYERS who is no longer with the company.
Lineup changes continue at Urban WIZF (101.1 THE WIZ)/CINCINNATI, RODNEY “SUPREME” MAYBIN based at R&B (Urban AC) WRNB/PHILADELPHIA and a former producer/co-host of “THE AMANDA SEALES SHOW,” takes over middays. He succeeds DJ NAILZ who had voice tracked the show. “POSTED ON THE CORNER” moves from nights to afternoons, replacing TROPIKANA, who exited in AUGUST 2024. NELLA D ALLEN, previously filling in for afternoons alongside weekend host DJ EZ, takes over nights.
A lineup shift also takes place at top 40 Rhythmic WCKX (POWER 107.5)/COLUMBUS, which introduced “THE MORNING HUSTLE” in JANUARY as a replacement for “THE AMANDA SEALES SHOW.” APD MARC “DJ NAILZ” DIXON, who co-hosted SEALES’ show and previously handled afternoons, moves to middays, replacing LEAH HENRY’s “LEAH’S LEMONADE,” which was discontinued due to the layoffs. “POSTED ON THE CORNER” transitions from nights to afternoons, leaving and evening slot open.
Changes continue at Urban WENZ (Z107.9)/CLEVELAND, where APD/MD ROCHELLE “RO DIGGA” FRAZIER moves from afternoons to middays, replacing MICAH DIXON, who has departed. “POSTED ON THE CORNER” shifts from nights to afternoons, while evenings remain open.
Meanwhile, Hot AC WLNK (MIX 107.9)/CHARLOTTE welcomes back HOLLY HAZE to middays, a shift she previously held before the station’s 2021 rebrand. DREW PARHAM transitions to weekends, while PD NEAL SHARPE steps in to handle nights.