Meet the team.

Locally owned and operated. Rip Daniels' family has been on the Coast since before Gulfport became a city.

Rip Daniels

Rip Daniels

CEO · Host, It's a New Day

Rip is CEO of JZ 94.5, the Almanett Hotel & Bistro and the American Blues Network. His family has been on the Coast since before Gulfport became a city, and is proud to continue the tradition of African-American ownership.

Rowe Evans

Rowe Evans

News Director · Producer, It's a New Day

Rowe hosts the podcast Keepers of the Cool Present: Crucial Conversations. After studying Mass Communications and Journalism at the University of Tampa, he came home to Mississippi to attend William Carey University on a theater scholarship.

T-Swan

T-Swan

On-air DJ · Weekdays 7P–10P

In radio and a live-mix DJ for 15+ years, T-Swan has been on tour and shared the stage with some of the biggest artists in music.

Mike Daniels

Mike Daniels

CFO · Promotion Director · Account Executive

A Gulf Coast Top 10 Business Leader Under 40, Mike also coaches youth sports and serves on the City of Gulfport's Zoning Board.

Tamara Wingerter

Tamara Wingerter

General & National Sales Manager

Tamara has been with WJZD for 30 years in sales, advertising and promotions. Strong relationships are the foundation of everything she does, professionally and personally.

Tamara@wjzd.com
Amelia Cooper

Amelia Cooper

Operations Manager

Amelia has run traffic, scheduling, programming and accounts receivable for eight years, and is executive assistant to the CEO. She is also a holistic health practitioner, owner of Amelia's Botanicals and a life member of the NAACP.

amelia@wjzd.com

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