Detroit Radio: WWJ Adding Jonathan Carlson To Morning Drive

Jonathan Carlson

Audacy announces television news veteran Jonathan Carlson as the new morning drive co-anchor on News Radio WWJ 950 AM in Detroit. Carlson joins Roberta Jasina weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ET, beginning April 18.

“We are thrilled to have Jonathan – an Emmy Award-winning journalist – join our team as a morning anchor,” said Debbie Kenyon, Senior Vice President and Market Manger, Audacy Detroit. 

“We’re confident he will round out our morning show program while seamlessly connecting with our listeners along the way.”

“I’m thrilled to join the legendary WWJ news team in such a pivotal role and I am honored and humbled to soon be waking up Metro Detroiters each morning,” said Carlson. “I am passionate about Detroit and Michigan as a whole and was waiting for the right opportunity to return. I can’t wait to bring my years of television reporting experience to radio and hope to be a voice listeners can trust and lean on each day.”

Carlson is a long-time broadcast professional who has anchored in major markets around the country for nearly two decades, including WXYZ-TV in Detroit and most recently WGCL-TV in Atlanta.

Listeners can tune in to WWJ News Radio 950 in Detroit on air, as well as nationwide on the Audacy app and website. Listeners can also connect with the station on social media via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Audacy also announced some other personnel changes Monday:

• Bethany Kent is moving into a new role as Director of Music Initiatives. In this role, she will work directly with Chad Fitzsimmons, SVP of Promotions and Experiences, on artist relations. Kent, who joined the company in 2021 to help with national concerts and experiences, is a 15+ year radio vet. Prior to Audacy, she served as Director of Marketing and Events for HOT 97 (WQHT-FM) and WBLS-FM in New York.
• Andrea Burtscher is being promoted from her role as Regional Promotion Director – Northern California (San Francisco and Sacramento) into the newly developed role of Director, Country Promotions and Experiences. She will be relocating to Nashville at the end of May and leading Audacy’s Hard Rock studio and performance space development there while working directly with Fitzsimmons and Tim Roberts (Country Format VP) on developing country projects and platforms.
• Jess Clarke is also being promoted into a new role as Director, Sports and Entertainment from her current role as Regional Promotions Director - Tri-State (NYC and Wilkes-Barre). Clarke will continue to oversee the New York City market, but her primary focus is going to be leading the Audacy’s upcoming performance space at the soon-to-open Hard Rock Hotel in New York City. She will spearhead Hard Rock development projects and work alongside Fitzsimmons and Spike Eskin (Sports Format VP) and Matt Volk (VP of Sports) to develop sport events and platforms nationally.

Subsequently, Audacy is now seeking promotions stars to fill Regional Promotions Director roles in New York and San Francisco and help create unforgettable experiences for Audacy consumers across the country. If interested, please contact Josh Pearlman at Josh.Pearlman@Audacy.com.