Friday, January 31, 2014

Buffalo Radio: Tiffany Bentley Gets Mornings At WLKK


Tiffany Bentley
A former newspaper features writer Tiffany Bentley is the new morning-drive personality for an alternative radio station in Buffalo, according to
lehighvalleylive.com.

Bentley has spend the past many months reporting on music in New York City for 33 Universal and Metal Insider, Entercom Buffalo, owner of  WLKK 107.7 FM.

A graduate of the University at Albany who earned a masters degree from The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, Bentley, who will use her last name on the air, starts her new job Monday.

“We were looking for a special talent to fill the morning drive spot on a special station and we found that person in Bentley,” Alt Buffalo program director Nik Rivers said Thursday.

“Our search was extensive, nationwide and included many talented candidates. As we went through the process Bentley distinguished herself with her on-air personality, her professionalism and her journalistic background. She has an extreme passion for the music we play, and she will be a perfect fit for Alternative Buffalo and its listeners.”

WLKK 107.7 FM (19.5Kw) 54dBu Coverage
Bentley said she is thrilled to be back on the air. She previously had on-air jobs at non-com WDIY 88.1 FM in the Lehigh Valley, hosting the Blend on SiriusXM on Thursdays, and WTKK 99.5. FM K-Rock in Syracuse.

“After living in New York City, and being part of such a rich music scene, I am so excited to return to upstate New York,” Bentley, who grew up in that part of the state, said in the release. “I am looking forward to becoming part of such a forward thinking music Family at Alternative Buffalo.”

Bentley, who started at The Express-Times in the Lehigh Vally, PA as an online intern and worked herself from freelance, to a part-time position and into a full-time job, covered the music scene in the Lehigh Valley and northwest New Jersey.

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