Former Entercom Alternative 94.7 KNRK Portland afternoon host Gustav is joining Alpha Media AAA 101.9 KINK for the same role.

Gustav exited KNRK in September, one week after he was the only staffer to remain following the company’s format-wide cuts. He had been with KNRK since 1995, joining the station six months after it launched and spent time in mornings, middays and afternoons during his tenure. He also was mixer/producer of the Saturday night EDM/PDX show for the past seven years and was Music Director for the local music focused “94/7 Too” KNRK-HD2.

With the addition of Gustav, current afternoon host Cort Johnson slides to evenings from 7pm-12am.

Alpha Media Portland is proud to announce that Gustav will join the KINK-FM line-up as the host of Afternoon Drive from 3-7 pm, effective today. 

Gustav commented, “I am beyond thrilled to join the legendary station that is KINK!  Being able to share outstanding music with fun conversation and knowledge of the artists has always been what I am all about.  What better way to do that than with a station that connects with its listeners on a local level in all of these ways and more!  I’m excited and proud to continue my career with a station that truly gets it.  Huge thanks to Gene Sandbloom, Lisa Decker, and Phil Becker for this incredible opportunity.  Let’s do this, Portland!”

“Gustav has been an icon in Portland radio for 25 years, and we couldn’t be more excited to have him join the KINK team in afternoons. His breadth of musical knowledge and the relationships he has forged with artists throughout his career are most welcome. For more than 50 years the KINK brand has been about serving the needs of Portland and the surrounding communities. Hats off to the Alpha Media management team for making yet another true investment in being live and local,” said Alpha Media operations manager, Gene Sandbloom.

Below is KINK-FM’s new weekday lineup:

Mitch Elliott 6 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Jared Aman 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Gustav 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Cort Johnson 7 p.m. – 12 a.m.