Pittsburgh Radio: WDSY's Stoney Richards To Exit

Stoney Richards

After spending 46 years in radio, Stoney Richards has made the decision to exit from his daily afternoon radio show on WDSY 107.9 FM, and devote more time to acting.

In making the announcement, CBS Rado state Richards will continue hosting his “Live From The Centre” weekend talk show on clustermate KDKA 1020 AM, and will serve as a recurring guest host on WDSY.

"Stoney has been a great programming partner and strong brand ambassador for Y108 during his nearly 18 years with the station and 21 years with our organization."

His final afternoon show on WDSY will be September 10th.

The station has launched a search for a new Y108 Assistant Program Director/Music Director/Afternoon On-air Personality. Internal candidates may review the qualifications and apply at cbsandyou.com; external candidates may do the same at cbsradio.com/careers.

Richards has worked in feature films, currently shooting Fathers and Daughters with Russell Crowe and Jane Fonda to Out of the Furnace recently, Predator 2 and Three Men and a Little Lady, TV, Those Who Kill, The Guardian and St. Elsewhere.