101.9 RXP PROMOTES STEVE CRAIG AND BRIAN PHILLIPS

Å”The New York Rock Experience  has announced that current midday on-air personality, Steve Craig, has been promoted to Assistant Program Director and current weeknight host, Brian Phillips, has been promoted to Music Director. Both will continue their current on-air rolls along with the new responsibilities. Read more: Radio Facts Legacy 30th Anniversary Issue.

Steve Craig joined 101.9 RXP last July as the stationâ„¢s new midday on-air personality, weekdays from 10am-3pm. Before RXP, Steve served as on-air personality at 99x in Atlanta where he had one of the longest-running and highest rated alternative rock shows. Steve brings his history and knowledge of music to RXP every day with features like Steveâ„¢s College of Musical Knowledge, The Punk Trunk and the Finest Work Song. Over the past 10 years, Steve has written, produced and hosted countless radio specials featuring band s like REM, U2, Nirvana, Coldplay, The Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails and many more.

Brian Phillips came to 101.9 RXP last April as the stationâ„¢s new evening on-air personality, weeknights from 7pm-midnight. Prior to joining RXP, Brian served as Assistant Program Director, Music Director and co-host of the highly rated morning show Å”Brian & Jen  at New Jerseyâ„¢s modern rock outlet WHTG/WBBO (G Rock 106.3 / 106.5.) Brian also worked within the Marketing Department at WHTZ (Z100) in New York , and spent several years in California within various record industry and radio roles including nights at Soundbreak.com as their rock host. Phillips, as heâ„¢s known on-air at RXP, also hosts the 10 Oâ„¢clock News, featuring 30 minutes of brand new music from RXP artists.

For more information about the new 101.9 RXP programming, events and news, listen to 101.9 FM or log on to www.1019RXP.com.

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