Yonni Rude Named Executive Producer of The Morning Hustle

Reach Media Taps Programmer to Produce the Nationally Syndicated Morning Show

Reach Media is pleased to announce Yonni Rude as the Executive Producer of the nationally syndicated morning show, The Morning Hustle.  Rude has been with Radio One since 2016, holding various positions within the Company. His most recent post was as the operations manager of the Cleveland four-station cluster.   

Before joining the Radio One team, Yonni spent three years in Charleston, SC as Program Director / Afternoon Drive host at Cumulus Media’s Top 40 WSSX-FM 95sx Hit Music Now and the previous 12 years as the Assistant Program Director/Afternoon Drive host at Citadel Broadcasting’s Urban Mainstream WWWZ-FM Z93 Jamz.   

“Yonni has always been one of our most active Morning Hustle affiliate PD’s; his creative vision and positive leadership style will be an asset to the team,” said Colby Tyner, VP of Programming.

As Executive Producer, Rude will work with the team to create captivating content.  He will oversee all aspects of the show both on air and digitally. Rude will focus on daily operations while overseeing the entirety of the brand.   He will create, develop, and implement strategies to elevate the show to new heights.

Rude stated, “The Morning Hustle is the next evolution of morning radio and I’m excited to lead the team and help grow the brand. Thanks to Colby Colb, Mitch Henry and David Kantor for the opportunity to lead this amazing team.