Joe Bonadonna
Heritage and Active Rock legendary programmer/air talent Joe Bonadonna will assume the dual role of Program Director/afternoon at WZZO (95.1 ZZO), The Valley’s Rock Station, effective immediately.
As Program Director for 95.1 ZZO, Bonadonna will direct and coordinate all on-air programming and promotions, and supervise all marketing, branding, and imaging, and report to Craig Stevens, SVPP for iHeartMedia Allentown. In addition, he will continue to work with iHeartMedia’s National Programming Group on many of the company’s Classic Rock brands.
Jeff Hurley, EVP of Programming for iHeartMedia’s National Programming Group remarked, “There are few names more legendary in Rock Radio than Joe Bonadonna. Pairing Joe’s incredible programming experience with 95.1 ZZO’s 40 plus years of rocking the Lehigh Valley is a match made in heaven.”
“It is an incredible honor to have someone of Joe’s talent and pedigree to steward the Lehigh Valley’s heritage rocker, 95.1 ZZO,” said Brit Goldstein, Area President for iHeartMedia Pennsylvania. “Bringing Joe back to the area is incredibly exciting, and we are eager hear his voice and see his influence, elevating our brands to even greater heights.”
Bonadonna is a legendary programmer and on-air talent in Southeast Pennsylvania, best known for his 22 years at WMMR in Philadelphia. He is a media veteran and throughout his career has held various programming roles at several top stations including NewsRadio WHAM 1180, WAIO-FM Radio 95-1, and WKGB-FM, as well as stints at WBGG-FM Miami, Sirius XM and Sandusky Broadcasting. He began his career at WLIR-FM and is a graduate of New York Institute of Technology.
