Beasley Media has made a change that effects two of its brands, 102.9 WMGK in Philadelphia, and 105.7 WROR in Boston. Eric Johnson’s position has been eliminated. As a result, his run as WMGK’s program director, and WROR’s midday host comes to an end.
Johnson shared the news earlier this morning on Facebook. This marks the end of his second run with the company. Johnson left Townsquare Media’s New Jersey operation in 2017 to run 95.7 The Fanatic before being let go in 2019. Beasley Media then rehired him in June 2020 as PD/Host at MIX 99.5 WJBR in Wilmington, Delaware before having him return to Philadelphia in September 2023.
This is the second high-profile change at WMGK in recent months. Popular afternoon personality Andre Gardner was let go in October.
In his Facebook post, Johnson shared that he was proud of WMGK’s ratings success across various demos. He was also ranked by Radio Ink as one of radio’s Top 10 programmers. The news was so fresh that as of this posting, Johnson’s profile remains active on WMGK’s website.
Beasley has not yet announced their plans for leading WMGK moving forward or who will step in at WROR in middays. As more information becomes available, we will pass it along.
For those interested in talking to Eric Johnson about future opportunities, you can email him here.
