Mid-West Family Broadcasting recently made a pair of cuts at its Madison WI cluster.
Jim Bartlett is out as afternoon host at AC “Magic 98” WMGN. Bartlett had been with the company since 2006 first at Classic Hits “93.1 The Lake” WHLK before moving to WMGN in 2008. He has hosted afternoons since 2021. Earlier in his career, Bartlett worked at stations across Illinois and Iowa.
Writing on his blog, Bartlett stated, “If I could make a little farewell speech to the audience, it would go like this: ‘Doing drive-time radio in Madison, Wisconsin, was a lifelong dream, and now that it’s over, I worry that I haven’t appreciated it enough. It has been a privilege to be in your ear every day. I hope I have added something worthwhile to your life. I am grateful to those of you who called, e-mailed, or sought me out in person because you felt a connection with my show. This has been the greatest experience of my professional life, and I thank you for it.'”
Happens reports that Pat Gallagher has departed middays at Alternative “106.7 The Resistance” WRIS-FM. Outside of a four year stint hosting mornings at Saga AAA “106.1 The Corner” WCNR Charlottesville VA from 2016-19, Gallagher has spent his entire career in Madison. He worked on-air and rose to APD/MD at “Mad Radio” 92.1 WMAD from 1986-1992 and then at AAA “105.5 Triple M” WMMM from 1992-2013 including two runs as Program Director. He joined WRIS-FM in 2019 as morning host before later shifting to middays in February 2024, assisted with programming and added duties co-hosting mornings at WMGN. He also produced “The Active Zone” segments about biking and running across the cluster. Gallagher can be reached at hitnrun87@hotmail.com.
Replacing Gallagher in middays is Kiernan Tuohy, who moves up from nights.
