Michelle Basch, John Aaron Move To Mornings At WTOP/Washington

Basch, Aaron

HUBBARD News WTOP/WASHINGTON, the lineup of which is being reshaped in the wake of several longtime staffers taking buyouts, has a new morning team. with station veterans MICHELLE BASCH and JOHN AARON taking over from former hosts BRUCE ALAN and JOAN JONES in the 5-10a (ET) slot. BASCH has been co-anchoring evenings with DIMITRI SOTIS and AARON has been serving as a reporter and weekend anchor. ALAN and JONES left the station at the end of 2022 in the voluntary buyouts.

“After years of working as part of WTOP's wonderful night crew, I am so lucky to get the opportunity to help Washingtonians wake up and get informed every weekday morning,” said BASCH. “The fact that I'm teaming up with JOHN -- a really nice guy whose work I've always admired -- makes it even more exciting!”

“It’s truly surreal to now be anchoring weekday mornings for the station I grew up listening to,” said AARON. “I look forward to spending more mornings with our listeners, bringing them the important news of the day and having some fun along the way.”

Dir./News and Programming JULIA ZIEGLER said, “MICHELLE and JOHN bring years of experience and incredible news judgment to mornings. They are both so excited to bring their passion for news to morning drive. Our listeners are in good hands with JOHN and MICHELLE.”

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