Amy Snider

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Amy Snider is a music features reporter for Barrett Media specializing on stories involving radio professionals working in Adult Contemporary/CHR/Top 40 formats. She brings over twenty-five years of media experience to the outlet. Based in St. Petersburg, FL, Amy works for iHeartMedia and the Total Traffic and Weather Network as an on-air reporter, appearing on dozens of radio stations including 98 Rock, Mix 100.7, 95.3 WDAE, and Newsradio WFLA. She has also reported and anchored in the Tampa market at Fox 13, News Channel 8, WMNF Community Radio and WUSF-FM, the NPR affiliate.

Amy is a music fanatic. She hosted a drive-time rock and roll radio show for 20 years on WMNF-FM and is known as a tastemaker in the music and arts community. She booked, hosted, emceed and promoted a wildly popular weekly live music event in Tampa’s Ybor City featuring original music with performers from all over the world. Her free time is often spent at concerts and music festivals. To get in touch, find her on X @AmySnider4.

Exclusive articles:

Lite 100.5’s ‘The Mike & Mary Show’ is Connecticut’s ‘Place To Unwind’

“The Mike & Mary Show” is the polar opposite of a “morning zoo."

‘The Lift FM’s’ Gretchen Pleshaw Combines Passions For Uniquely Coloradan Life  

“I used to tune in religiously every morning on the way to school, and my mom says I’d listen to nothing else.”

Josh “Bru” Brubaker: Former Park Ranger Rules Radio And TikTok

He decided to swap the scenery for the studio and studied Broadcast Media Arts at the Specs Howard School of Media Arts at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, MI

Risk Taking, Long Commutes Pay Off for Josh Martinez

“Everything I did in my career from 2008 until 2021 was a chess move to increase the chances of ending up at Z100.”

VMaxx’s Radio Ride: Alaskan Announcer Gets Second Chance

Ken “VMaxx” Vehmeier is heard all over the Alaskan airwaves during the week and also announces just about every sports event for the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

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SiriusXM to Launch Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7 Channel

Dave LaGreca signed a new multiyear agreement with SiriusXM this week through which he will stay as the lead voice of "Busted Open."

Sean Pendergast: Shams Charania Approach to Reporting During NBA Draft Made for ‘More Pleasant Watching Experience’

"If you’re a basketball fan, it’s going to find its way onto your timeline somehow. Shams did not do that last night."

Robby Bridges Launches ‘Robby’s Top 20 Countdown’

“I’ve soft-launched ‘Robby's Top 20 Countdown,’ a countdown of the top 20 classic hits from a great year in the ‘80s or ‘90s each weekend.”

Meet The Music Directors: Christy Taylor 107.7 The End And Alt 94.9

“I think that radio is most successful when we are a mirror as opposed to a soapbox."