Stoney Richards returns to Y108

Entercom Pittsburgh announced Stoney Richards’ return to WDSY (107.9)as morning drive co-host beginning on January 2.

Richards will co-host “Y’d Awake,” which will also feature co-host Kristen Buccigrossi and producer Cowboy Curt. “Y’d Awake” will air weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ET.

“Stoney Richards means country in Western PA,” said Michael Spacciapolli, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Entercom Pittsburgh. “He’s beloved by Pittsburgh country fans and the Nashville hitmakers alike. We are thrilled to bring Stoney back home to Y108 every weekday.”

“I’m proud to be part of Entercom, a company that puts artists first,” said Richards. “It’s good to be back with Michael Spacciapolli, Mark Anderson [Vice President of Programming] and this great cast of people in this house we all built at Y108.”

Richards has most recently held fill-in on-air roles for the station, as well as for sister station KDKA-AM (1020). He previously held an on-air role for Y108’s afternoon drive and served as the station’s Assistant Program Director and Music Director from 1998 to 2014.