iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE Las Vegas has announced the addition of AJ Maguire as morning co-host.
Maguire joins KSNE from afternoons at Cox Media Country “K92.3” WWKA Orlando where he hosted mornings from 2011-2016 and afternoons until earlier this month. Maguire served as APD/morning host at WBTU Fort Wayne and has also worked in Dallas, Portland, Salt Lake City and Springfield MO.
He joins incumbent co-host Joanna following the exit of Chris ‘Marco’ Pickett as PD/Morning Host earlier this month.
Sunny 106.5, Best Variety of the 80s, 90s & Today, announced today that AJ Maguire will join the program lineup as the new Morning Drive On-Air Personality, effective October 2. The “AJ and Joanna Morning Show” will broadcast weekdays from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.
AJ joins popular on-air personality, Joanna Baumann, to kickstart mornings on Sunny 106.5. The show will focus on the lives and lifestyles of the people who call Las Vegas home. AJ and Joanna will emphasize and highlight the great city of Las Vegas, while celebrating the music that Sunny 106.5’s audience is passionate about including top hits from artists such as Justin Timberlake, P!nk, Maroon 5, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Gwen Stefani.
“I’m extremely excited to join the iHeartMedia Las Vegas team and to be teaming up with Joanna for morning drive,” said Maguire. “Sunny 106.5 is a market-leading station and I can’t wait to connect with the Las Vegas community and jump right in.”
“We’re excited to have AJ anchoring morning drive on Sunny 106.5,” said Tony Matteo, Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia Central California/Nevada Region. “Adding AJ’s skill as a storyteller and entertainer to the already strong Sunny 106.5 Las Vegas brand puts the station in the perfect position for growth and success.”
Maguire joins the iHeartMedia Las Vegas market from Cox Media Group, where he most recently served as the afternoon host for WWKA and WMMO for the past three years. He also served as the morning host for WWKA as well as morning host/assistant program director for Oasis Radio’s WBTU in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He began his career at KSYN and KIXQ in Joplin, Missouri and attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.
