{"id":467772,"date":"2026-02-14T06:59:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T06:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/467772\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T06:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T06:59:17","slug":"tommy-bickham-takes-mornings-at-u93-south-bend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/467772\/","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Bickham Takes Mornings At U93 South Bend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-od-removed-loading=\"lazy\" data-od-replaced- data-od-xpath=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@class='jeg_viewport']\/*[5][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[5][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::P]\/*[1][self::IMG]\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tommybickham-180x200-jpg.webp.jpeg\" alt=\"Tommy Bickham U93 WNDV-FM South Bend\" width=\"180\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-339811\"  \/>Sound Management CHR \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/u93.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">U93<\/a>\u201d WNDV-FM South Bend IN has announced the arrival of Tommy Bickham to host mornings starting Monday, February 16.<\/p>\n<p>Bickham joins WNDV-FM from WCIA-TV Champaign IL where he has been serving as a producer and contributing host. He previously hosted afternoons and then mornings at Saga Hot AC \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/mix945.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mix 94.5<\/a>\u201d WLRW Champaign from 2021 until last November. Bickham has also held on-air roles at Hot AC 102.3 WXLC Waukegan IL and \u201cFroggy 102.7\u201d WAOR Elkhart IN.<\/p>\n<p>He stated, \u201cMy wife, our dog Grouper, and I are so excited to call Michiana home. South Bend is a special place, and we already feel welcomed here. I\u2019m so happy to be a part of the U-93 family, and I can\u2019t wait to spend mornings with listeners and become part of this community\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sound Management President Arthur Angotti III said, \u201cWe\u2019re fortunate to have Tommy join us in the pivotal role of morning show host as part of our stellar broadcast team at U-93! Tommy brings a passion for local radio as a consummate entertainer as well as an advocate in community service in South Bend and surrounding areas\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>General Manager Pam Mason commented, \u201cTommy is a terrific addition to our live and local team; he joins us with abundance of experience and enthusiasm for both our listener and client base. We\u2019re excited to have him leading mornings on U-93.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Program Director Lori Bennett added, \u201cWith a wealth of terrific candidates applying for mornings here; Tommy was a stand-out from the beginning. Not only for his incredible sense of humor and authenticity, but a true desire to serve and engage our audience in new and innovative ways.  Can\u2019t wait to reintroduce him to the Mishawaka area and watch him go!\u201d<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>Bickham\u2019s arrival comes as WNDV-FM prepares to say farewell to current morning host Tim Bayless, who will depart on February 25 to relocate to Florida.<\/p>\n<p>WNDV-FM is still <a href=\"https:\/\/radioinsight.com\/job\/sound-management-llc-full-time-program-director\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">seeking a co-host<\/a> to join Bickham in mornings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sound Management CHR \u201cU93\u201d WNDV-FM South Bend IN has announced the arrival of Tommy Bickham to host mornings&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":467773,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,216],"class_list":["post-467772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=467772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/467773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=467772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=467772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}