iHeartMedia reshuffles on the radio. ‘Leland Conway Show’ announces its exit.
Radio personality Leland Conway, whose show was heard on Lexington’s NewsRadio 630 WLAP, will apparently no longer be on the station.
“Parting ways with iHeartRadio as of today,” Conway said in a Twitter post Tuesday afternoon. “Not sure what’s next but can’t wait to see what the future holds! A big thanks to iHeart and to all of you! God bless. You’ll hear from me soon!”
Conway went on to say his time at the company has “truly been one of the most awesome experiences in my life” and that he “wouldn’t trade a day.”
New York-based IHeartMedia issued a news release Tuesday announcing “a new organizational structure for its Markets Group.”
The company said it planned to “take advantage of the significant investments it has made in technology and artificial intelligence (AI) and its unique scale and leadership position in the audio marketplace.”
The company said its new structure will have three divisions: a region division for its largest markets, a metro division for “large areas that still encompass multiple communities” and a community division, as well as a multi-market partnerships division.
Attempts to reach a representative of IHeartMedia in Lexington were not immediately successful.
In Lexington, IHeartMedia’s website says the company operates 98.1 The Bull, 104.5 The Cat, classic rock station 100.1 WKQQ, soft rock station Mix 94.5, oldies station Rewind 105.5, NewsRadio 630 WLAP, rock station WTF 97.7, country station 98.5 Icons, hip hop and R&B station Real 103.9, and iHeartCountryRadio Top 20.
Conway’s website says “The Leland Conway Show” aired for three hours daily on NewsRadio 840 WHAS in Louisville and in a one-hour version in Lexington.
In Louisville, “Ramsey and Rutherford” hosts Mike Rutherford and John Ramsey also indicated that they were no longer with the company.
Rutherford said in a tweet that Monday’s show was his last one with Louisville sports talk station 790 KRD.
“Getting paid to talk about something I genuinely love for three hours every day was a realized dream that I never took for granted,” he said in one post. “Hopefully I’ll be able to do it again at some point.”
