NEW: Shakeup at WPRO; Valicenti New Morning Host
Friday, January 04, 2013
Popular WJAR television anchor Gene Valicenti has been named the new morning host on WPRO-AM and 99.7 FM from 6AM-9AM weekdays, the station announced today.
Valicenti will replace Tara Granahan and Andrew Gobeil. Granahan will stay on as an assistant program director for the station. Gobeil will not be retained.
The political blog Rhode Island’s Future was first to report on the changes.
Valicenti is expected to remain at Channel 10.
“Rhode Island has been waking up to WPRO since the days of Salty Brine,” Valicenti said. “It goes without saying that hosting the WPRO Morning News is a real honor for me.”
“This is going to be an excellent program! Gene is an expert at delivering the news, and with the unique talents of Bill Haberman and the WPRO and ABC news teams this show will be unmatched during the morning commute,” said Cumulus Media market director Barbara Haynes.
This isn’t the first shakeup at the station over the last year. Program director Paul Giammarco left for a position with WSAR in Fall River. Giammarco has since left that position.
Comments:
Ned Rivers
4:09pm on Friday, January 04, 2013
Z-Z-Z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z
jon paycheck
4:20pm on Friday, January 04, 2013
gene will do great!!!
Geoffrey Brown
5:15pm on Friday, January 04, 2013
Best news I have heard in awhile..Tara was annoying and I am tired of her friends buying jewelery etc, blah, blah!
Sorry for Andrew
tom brady
5:43pm on Friday, January 04, 2013
I agree, Tara was annoying. I could not listen. Gene will be good.
Captain Blacksocks
6:10pm on Friday, January 04, 2013
I hope they get rid of the trivia games and report on more news. RI news is usually hysterically funny and often sad. No need for jokes and trivia. RI is a laugh riot all by itself.
Summer Time
10:28am on Saturday, January 05, 2013
If only they'd get rid of DiPetro. What a slime bag.
susan johnson
4:52pm on Saturday, January 05, 2013
zzzzz
susan johnson
4:54pm on Saturday, January 05, 2013
Tara is the worst person on the radio. Too bad wpro cannot see the light and get rid of her completely. Ive never heard anyone more in love with the sound of her voice than she!