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WRIT/Milwaukee PD Brett Andrews Departs in iHeart Cuts


Brett Amdrews
Brett Amdrews

Brett Andrews exits iHeartMedia as Senior Vice President of Programming for the Madison and Milwaukee markets as well as Program Director for Classic Hits WRIT (95.7 BIG FM) and CHR WZEE (Z104 FM). He joined the radio giant more than 13 years ago and has held programming positions in the St. Louis, Madison, Portland and Milwaukee regions, most recently serving as the Program Director for 95.7 Big FM in Milwaukee.

Dave Michaels, who had hosted afternoons on WRIT moves to the morning drive shift. Filling 3-7pm is Adam West, who hosts a show at co-owned KQQL-FM in Minneapolis.

Andrews had been PD at WRIT since 2014 when he added mornings to his duties in 2019. He's also held programming duties at sister WRNW-FM (97.3). Before joining iHeartMedia's programming department, Andrews was an on-air voice at several stations, including WXSS-FM in Milwaukee, which he joined in 2007.

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