Former “92.3 Amp Radio” WBMP New York MD/Midday host Nicholaus ‘Niko’ Petrou is heading to Country 107.9 KMLE Phoenix for mornings alongside Nina D.
The show will be rebranded as “The Breakfast Buzz” as Niko fills the opening created by Chris Matthews’ exit last month. Niko has been working weekend/fill-in shifts at iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ New York since departing WBMP last July. He joined WBMP in 2013 while still “92.3 Now” WNOW-FM in after spending eight years at WHTZ. He has also worked at “Channel 95.5” WKQI Detroit and “Pulse 87” WNYZ-LP New York.
Entercom, the #1 creator of live, original, local audio content in the United States, today announced that Nicholaus “Niko” Petrou is the new morning co-host for KMLE Country @ 107.9 (KMLE-FM) in Phoenix. The station also announced that the morning show was renamed as “The Breakfast Buzz.” Niko joins Nina D. on the morning show which airs weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. MT.
“Niko brings incredible talent and passion for the industry to KMLE, along with his love for country music,” said Dave Pugh, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Entercom Phoenix. “We are looking forward to seeing him and Nina D. elevate mornings in Phoenix with their combined energy and drive.”
“After almost 20 years in the radio industry, I’m looking forward to taking on the challenge of mornings,” said Niko. “Given the opportunity to work with such a legendary team and station, I’m excited to bring what I have to offer to Phoenix. A huge thanks to Tim Richards, Dave Pugh, Mike Moore, Chris Oliviero and Pat Paxton for the confidence in me. Nina D. and I are going to have a blast waking up the KMLE Nation.”
Prior to KMLE, Niko held a variety of roles at sister station WBMP-FM, including Assistant Program Director, Music Director and midday on-air personality. Previously, he was the evening on-air host for WHTZ-FM in New York.
