Anne Gress, Craig Allen, and The Night Shift by Sean Ross
RADIOINSIGHT.COM —November 21, 2019 article by Sean Ross
Craig Allen is working a lot more night shifts these days. In the seven months since Compass Media Networks and Townsquare Media teamed up to syndicate the new Classic Hits evening show, “The Night Shift with Craig Allen” has grown from 17 to 32 weeknight affiliates, now spread across nearly a dozen ownership groups. From the beginning, “The Night Shift” has benefitted from the obvious enthusiasm and love of radio that Allen and show-runner/WKXW (New Jersey 101.5) PD/veteran Classic Hits programmer Anne Gress bring to the show. The team now also includes another major-market veteran, Brian Thomas, overseeing music in his new capacity as Classic Hits format captain for Townsquare and PD of flagship WFGR Grand Rapids, Mich. Here’s what we wrote about “The Night Shift” in May, shortly after its launch. We’ve updated it with some recent thoughts from Allen about the show’s development since that time. READ ON >>>
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