KUZZ/Bakersfield to Team Cliff Dumas and Tanya for Wakeups

RADIO ONLINE | Friday, August 28, 2020 | 5:16pm CT

Tanya and Cliff Dumas

Veteran personality Cliff Dumas joins Country KUZZ-FM/Bakersfield, CA for mornings, teaming with current midday personality Tanya, effective Tuesday, September 8. The duo replace Geoff Emery, who moves into middays. Previously Dumas has held morning duties at Country KSON-FM/San Diego. He's also hosted of Westwood One's "The Weekly Country Music Countdown" and co-hosted of the Talent Farm's syndicated "Cliff & Sharon Show" with Sharon Burns.

"We are so excited to welcome a broadcaster of CLIFF's caliber onto our station," said PD Brent Michaels. "Cliff and Tanya will do a great job starting our day, and Geoff will continue entertaining listeners as they work."

Dumas' broadcast career includes winner of both a CMA (Country Music Association) and ACM (Academy of Country Music) Award for Major Market Broadcaster of the Year. He's also been named Radio Personality of the Year in Canada 18 times and is a Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee and has enjoyed a long television career.