Milwaukee Radio: Kidd O'Shea Leaving WMYX

Elizabeth Kaye, Kidd O'Shea

Kidd O'Shea, who's co-hosted the morning show on WMYX 99.1 FM for nearly a decade, is leaving the station to become the social media anchor at WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C.

O'Shea told listeners during his show Wednesday morning, according to jsaonline.com.

A Milwaukee native, O'Shea has been co-host of WMYX's morning show since 2006, first with Jane Matenaer and, since 2009, with Elizabeth Kay. Since 2006, he also has been a regular contributor on WISN-TV (Channel 12), mostly doing feature stories on weekend events around town.

Before joining WMYX, O'Shea was at WKTI 94.5 FM, where he started working as a teenager in 1996 and wound up hosting a popular evening show.

"I've been working in Milwaukee radio since I was 16 years old," O'Shea said in an interview. "...I am a product of this great town."

The new job is another early-morning gig, on ABC affiliate "Good Morning, Washington." The focus will be on viral videos and other stuff people are talking about, O'Shea said.

O'Shea said his departure date from WMYX hasn't been finalized, but it'll likely be in mid-August; he starts his new job in D.C. on Sept. 1.