Jenn Lopez Joins WQDR Morning Crew
Raleigh's Country 94.7 WQDR-FM has named Jenn Lopez co-host of its Q Morning Crew alongside Mike Wheless.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Latin
Country 94.7 WQDR-FM in Raleigh has named Jenn Lopez co-host of the Q Morning Crew with Mike Wheless. Lopez fills the opening left by Amanda Daughtry's departure at the end of June.
Why it matters
The appointment fills a morning-show vacancy at a Raleigh country station, placing a host with a long multi-market background into the market's morning lineup. It also continues Lopez's pattern of moving between morning and daypart roles at Audacy and Curtis Media Group stations.
The announcement places Lopez's career across several Florida and North Carolina stations, including roughly three years at WOTW and multiple stints at WOMX. How the new pairing will perform in ratings has not been reported.
The players
Jenn Lopez
Jenn Lopez is a radio personality who has worked morning shows across Florida and now joins WQDR-FM in Raleigh.
Mike Wheless
Mike Wheless is a morning show veteran with 34 years in radio who co-hosts the Q Morning Crew at WQDR-FM.
Amanda Daughtry
Amanda Daughtry is a radio host whose departure from the Q Morning Crew at the end of June created the opening Lopez fills.
The details
Curtis Media Group introduced Lopez as co-host of the Q Morning Crew alongside Mike Wheless. Lopez departed WOMX in late October ahead of the move to WQDR-FM.
Timeline
2015 to 2017: Lopez worked part-time at WOMX and sister station WQMP.
2017 to 2020: Lopez was morning co-host at WOTW.
February 2021: Lopez returned to WOMX mornings.
September 2023: Lopez returned to WOMX mornings again.
Late October: Lopez left WOMX ahead of her WQDR-FM move.
Industry Dynamics
Lopez's move reflects the ongoing practice of country and Hot AC stations shuffling experienced morning hosts across markets within the same ownership groups, a pattern visible at Audacy and Curtis Media Group. Her repeated returns to morning shows at WOMX illustrate how talent is rotated between dayparts to fill vacancies.
Listeners in the Raleigh area can hear the new morning lineup on Country 94.7 WQDR-FM. The Lopez-Wheless pairing replaces the Q Morning Crew format that Daughtry previously co-hosted.
The takeaway
Listeners who follow local radio can expect the Q Morning Crew to remain a regular fixture in Raleigh mornings. Tracking how the new lineup performs in local ratings will show whether the change holds.
Further reading
For more on regional radio, see Latin coverage of Raleigh music programming.
Source note: This article includes information reported by RadioInsight.
