Veteran music dj Ken Sumka has been named 88Nine Radio Milwaukee’s afternoon drive-time host, filling the station’s 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. weekdays slot.Sumka has been working as a backup and weekend host at Radio Milwaukee since October 2013, when he and his family moved to Milwaukee.In addition to his weekday afternoon shift, Sumka will be handling production/imaging, generating content for RadioMilwaukee.org and hosting a featurette called “Tiny Hits In A Perfect World,” which will celebrate under-heard songs throughout history.Sumka previously worked as a dj at Chicago’s AAA WXRT-FM from 1994 to 2013.He has also worked as an airborne reporter at WMAQ and WBBM-AM from 1998-2009 and an afternoon drive host at WCBR-FM (The Bear) from 1993-1994. His first radio experience came in 1984 at his high school’s 10-watt non-comm station in Glen Ellyn, IL.He said he already feels at home in Milwaukee and at Radio Milwaukee.“Since we moved here in 2013, we have found Milwaukee to be a breath of fresh air, with so many new places to explore and discover,” Sumka said. “We also landed in a great neighborhood, Wauwatosa’s Jacobus Park, with top notch neighbors and great schools. It feels like we’ve already lived here for a decade.”“Radio Milwaukee is a great family, not so much a place to work as an extension of my family. Everyone at 88Nine has been gracious and kind. I’ve never had a radio experience that was so warm and friendly. I look forward to that feeling even growing now that I’m in every day.”
