Audacy has made a daypart move in Las Vegas. Mikalah Gordon is leaving mornings at CHR 98.5 KLUC and shifting to middays, while simultaneously returning to morning duties at the company’s LGBTQ+ outlet, Channel Q.
What We Know: Gordon joined KLUC as a morning co-host in April 2024. She had been holding down the daypart solo since Chet Buchanan’s departure in February. Her Channel Q connection runs deep — she co-hosted mornings there from the station’s 2018 launch until the end of 2022. Now, she returns to both the format and the daypart that first defined her radio career.
What They Said: Gordon addressed the move directly on Instagram, framing it as a personal milestone. “I helped launch Channel Q back in 2018 as part of the morning show in Los Angeles, so this feels less like a new chapter and more like a homecoming,” she wrote. “I never wanted to be famous. I just wanted a platform where I could make a small difference. The world needs more love and laughter right now — and honestly, so do I.”
What Remains Unclear: Audacy has not yet announced who will fill mornings at KLUC. It also remains to be seen whether Gordon’s dual-daypart role is a long-term arrangement or a transitional solution. No timeline has been publicly shared for either position.
What It Means: This move reflects Audacy’s continued investment in Channel Q as a distinct brand. Gordon brings established audience equity and on-air experience to both stations simultaneously. For a company navigating industrywide challenges, leveraging a proven talent across two properties is a notably efficient strategy. Gordon’s return also signals Channel Q’s ongoing commitment to personality-driven mornings.
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David Hill serves as a Music Radio Editor, Columnist and Features writer for Barrett Media. A radio lifer with more than 30 years behind the mic, in the control room, and in the program director’s chair, David’s career spans influential stops at brands such as WIYY 98 Rock, WBAL-AM, and 99X. He has worked across multiple formats and ownership groups, including iHeartMedia and Cumulus Media, developing talent, breaking music, and navigating every major industry shift from diary to PPM and terrestrial dominance to streaming disruption. When he’s not writing or analyzing the industry, Dave runs The Tune Farm, a marketing firm built to help artists and brands grow audience the same way great radio always has—by creating connection, not just impressions. He can be reached at David@BarrettMedia.com.
