Longtime Tampa morning team and married couple Chadd & Kristi Thomas are joining Entercom Soft AC “98.7 The Breeze” WDZH Detroit for mornings.
Chadd & Kristi most recently anchored mornings at Beasley’s “B98.7” WPBB Tampa until the station dropped the format in December. Chadd Thomas doubled as Program Director there. The pair joined WPBB in 2017 after sixteen years in mornings at Cox Media Group’s “Magic 94.9” WWRM Tampa.
Chadd Thomas previously worked at 99.5 WQYK and 107.3 WCOF in Tampa, while Kristi used the name ‘Kristi Storm’ at “98 Rock” WXTB and “Thunder 103.5” WTBT.
The new show will debut on Monday, February 18.
Entercom, a leading media and entertainment company and one of the two largest radio broadcasters in the U.S., welcomes husband and wife duo Chadd and Kristi Thomas as morning show co-hosts for 987 The Breeze (WDZH-FM). “The Chadd & Kristi Morning Show” will be heard on Detroit’s station for relaxing favorites at work, weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ET, beginning February 18.
“As a husband and wife team, Chadd and Kristi will bring a unique perspective to our airwaves and we are excited to welcome them to The Breeze,” said Debbie Kenyon, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Entercom Detroit. “They are both full of energy and our listeners can look forward to hearing all of their entertaining relationship and family life stories every workday.”
“We are ecstatic to bring our brand of an upbeat husband and wife morning show to the Motor City,” said Chadd and Kristi. “The show will give Detroiters the information they need to get their workday started, filled with laughs and great music.”
Chadd and Kristi began their 18-year morning show career in 2001, holding on-air roles for WWRM and most recently at WPBB in Tampa Bay, FL.