Beginning April 12th, WTAM in Cleveland will be rolling out a new program, “The Jimmy Malone Show,” on weekdays from 9-10 am.
Jimmy Malone, who co-hosted the morning show on WMJI Majik 105.7 for 30 years, will take over the time-slot vacated by Geraldo Rivera,�who departed the radio station on April 1st.
“I’m thrilled with the opportunity to connect with the WTAM audience,” Malone said in a release. “WTAM is the news and information leader in the market, and it’s humbling to have the opportunity to join such a legendary radio station.”
“We’re thrilled to launch ‘The Jimmy Malone Show’ on WTAM,” said iHeart Media regional senior vice president Keith Kennedy in a statement. “Jimmy is a passionate talk show host, a generous philanthropist, and lover of all things Cleveland. We are thrilled to add yet another powerful local voice to a station that means so much to the community.”
Malone has been working in the business for decades since starting his radio career back in 1985. His signature “Knuckleheads in the News” segment aired weekly on WMJI’s “Lanigan and Webster Morning Show.”
Jimmy Malone is also an NAB Marconi Award winner for Large Market Personality of the Year and an inductee into both the Cleveland Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame and the Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame. The Malone Scholarship Program at College Now of Greater Cleveland is named in his honor, which provides college scholarships each year to deserving students.