The Mighty 990 KWAM has been in search of a new morning host after the exit of Ben Deeter in early May of this year. It didn’t have to look far for a new host, with owner Todd Starnes taking over the daypart.
Starnes Country will begin on Wednesday, July 23rd. The new program will begin at 7 AM on the Memphis news/talk station that Starnes purchased in 2020. The Starnes Country brand does have history, as it was the name of the show hosted by Todd Starnes when he helmed a program on the FOX Nation streaming platform.
“Starnes Country is a fresh new way to look at Memphis and the Mid-South,” Starnes said about the new show. Conversations with top newsmakers. Holding our elected leaders accountable. And always celebrating what makes our city great.”
He added that local news will be handled by Jim Miller, local traffic updates will be helmed by “Commander Chuck” and Laura Huckabee will serve as the show’s chief meteorologist.
After Deeter’s departure, The Mighty 990 KWAM had been running The Chris Stigall Show from Salem Radio Network in the morning daypart.
In addition to his new morning show, Starnes will continue to host his nationally syndicated midday program — The Todd Starnes Show — as well as his streaming program for Newsmax.
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