WLS 890-AM brought in Bruce St. James from the Phoenix market as a morning host. However, after just 16 months,Robert Feder reports that St. James is out at the Cumulus Media news/talk station.
Marv Nyren, vice president and market manager of Cumulus Chicago, confirmed to Feder that St. James was no longer hosting mornings. Furthermore, Chicago radio veteran Ramblin’ Ray Stevens will be filling in until the station “find a permanent replacement.”
“Arizona, I’m coming home,” St. James wrote on Facebook. “Chicago is an amazing city and I truly enjoy it here (even with the snow!), but for a variety of reasons I need to be back in the Valley.”
St. James is also “looking at some different opportunities, some in radio, some not” as he plots his next career move.
The move up to WLS marked a career peak for St. James, who spent more than 20 years as a host and program director in Phoenix. Earlier, he spent time working for stations in Los Angeles and San Diego.
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
