Providence Radio: WWKX Launches New Morning Show

Cumulus Media and Top 40/Rhythmic radio station WWKX HOT 106.3 FM in Providence announce the launch Thursday of the all-new HOT Morning Show, with a live and local line-up featuring native Rhode Islanders Bekah Berger and Mike D.

The HOT Morning Show airs weekdays from 6AM-10AM onHOT 106 and joins the current weekday programming line-up of: Ms. E-Klass, Middays from 10AM-2PM, Nick Giuliano, Afternoon Drive from 2PM-7PM, and longtime Hot 106personality Big Stress, weeknights from 7PM-12AM.

Berger, a Cranston, RI native, joined HOT 106 in August, 2012, after spending several years covering entertainment news for fellow Cumulus Media-Providence station News Talk WPRO 630 AM / 99.7 FM. Berger who was known as WPRO's, "Princess of Pop Culture" hosted the Saturday afternoon entertainment news talk show, "This Week in Entertainment with Bekah Berger." She took Morning co-hosting duties on HOT 106 in November 2015. Berger has been a frequent contributor to entertainment news segments on NBC10 and CBS-TV’s, "The Rhode Show".

Mike D, from Pawtucket, RI, is new to Mornings on HOT 106, but has been an on-air personality on the station since 2014.  HOT 106 fans formerly knew him as Intern Mike.

Holly Paras, Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus Media-Providence said: "The opportunity to discover and develop local talent was a high priority for us. We are lucky to have found that in Mike D. He is an exciting and welcome addition to the HOT 106 morning line-up."

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Davey Morris, HOT 106 Program Director said: "HOT 106 has always been such an important part of the local community in Providence, and keeping it live and local is key to its success. Bekah and Mike D are homegrown talent that know all the ins and outs ofour close-knit community and are a perfect pair to carry on the HOT 106 brand in the mornings.”

Berger said: "There are so many ways to interact with our audience now - specifically when it comes to social media, and we look forward to incorporating that and starting offour listeners’ mornings with trending topics, exclusive prize opportunities and of course, the hottest music!”