WRQX/Washington DC Announces New Morning Show

RADIO ONLINE | Friday, July 25, 2014

Cumulus announces a new morning show on CHR WRQX-FM (All The Hits 107.3)/Washington, DC, with "The Sarah, Ty and Mel Show," featuring personalities Sarah Fraser, Ty Bentli and Melanie Glazener, set to launch on July 30. The show marks the return of Fraser to Washington, as she was the former co-host of WIHT's "The Kane Show" for six years. Fraser spent the past year in New York pursuing television opportunities while staying connected to the area as a contributor to FOX 5's "Good Day DC."

"The opportunity to talk with and entertain an audience with real stories and issues that affect their everyday lives while working with such huge talents like Ty and Mel was too good to pass up," said Fraser. "To do this in DC -- my home for nearly eight years -- makes it all the more exciting. DMV -- your mornings just got real."

Bentli is also a familiar voice in Washington, where he was heard on WMZQ-FM in DC and WPOC-FM in Baltimore from 2010 to 2012. His career in radio spans afternoons on WKSC-FM (103.5 KISS FM)/Chicago and then KBIG-FM/Los Angeles. Bentli most recently succeeded Nick Cannon as morning host of "Ty Loves NY" on CBS' mainstream flagship WNOW-FM (92.3 NOW-FM)/New York.

Bentli said: "I've known how special DC is since my first visit as a 12-year-old from South Dakota. The patriotic grandeur of Mt. Rushmore was quickly eclipsed by the unique history and vibrancy of the DMV! And I can't believe that Sarah has agreed to introduce me to Presidents Frank Underwood, Fitzgerald Grant, and the extraordinarily folksy Selena Meyer... Sarah said a Barack Obama introduction was a 'maybe.'"

The show will also feature another familiar voice: that of Melanie Glazener, another former co-host on "The Kane Show." Glazener's radio resume also includes five years on WLLD-FM (WILD 94.1)/Tampa. Glazener will be moving from Tampa to DC to join the show, as well as finish her college degree.

Senior VP/Programming Mike McVay said, "We consider ourselves fortunate to be able to assemble a team like Sarah, Ty and Mel for mornings. There is a high level of competition in DC. I believe in Gillette. He believes in the team. That makes me a big believer in this show."

PD Rick Gillette added, "Sarah, Ty and Mel are all in the demo -- and are fully plugged into the lifestyle of fellow Millennials. These are down-to-earth people who will talk about their lives with listeners and share their experiences in a completely authentic way. The show will be fun and edgy, but totally relatable. No fake prank calls or canned humor here. We're getting real with our listeners and believe the show will be a breath of fresh air and unlike anything that's on the air."