D-C Radio: Elizabethany Named APD, PM Drive At WIHT

Elizabethany

iHeartMedia Washington, D.C. has announced that Elizabethany Ploger has been named Assistant Program Director and Afternoon Show Host for WIHT HOT 99.5 effective immediately.

As Assistant Program Director, Elizabethany will assist in overseeing the station’s on-air and music programming. She will also serve as the afternoon show host, broadcasting weekdays 4 – 7 p.m. through December 31 and 2 – 7 p.m. beginning in January. Elizabethany will report to Rob Kruz, Program Director for HOT 99.5.

“I couldn’t be more excited to have Elizabethany in this new role at iHeartMedia Washington D.C.,” said Kruz. “Her energy and creativity both in and out of the studio, combined with a track record of ratings success, makes her the perfect choice to take over afternoons on HOT 99.5!”

Elizabethany has served as the night host and Music Director for HOT 99.5 since 2013. She began her radio career at HOT 99.5 as an intern in 2008. Since then, she spent time at KNDE in College Station, TX and WVHT in Norfolk, VA.

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“I thought I had my dream job when I got the night show working among the legends that are Toby Knapp and Kane,” said Elizabethany. “There aren’t words to describe how it feels to take over the legendary afternoon shift on HOT 99.5, my hometown station I grew up listening to!”