Matt Johnson
Program Director & Afternoon Host·WPLW-FM
Raleigh, United States, North America
Covers: Calendar & Events · Calendar Events · EntertainmentRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Matt?
Matt Johnson works as a program director & afternoon host at WPLW-FM and is publicly associated with calendar & events, calendar events and entertainment, working into Local. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Formats
Local News · News · Interview
Market
Local · Local Entertainment Guides
Playbook
How to approach Matt
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits WPLW-FM.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Matt Johnson cover?
Coverage
- Calendar & Events
- Calendar Events
- Entertainment
- Events
Market
- Raleigh
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Recently active
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About
Who is Matt Johnson?
Matt Johnson is a Raleigh-based program director & afternoon host associated with WPLW-FM. Their published work centres on Calendar & Events, Calendar Events and Entertainment. Coverage runs through Local News and News. The audience sits primarily in Local and Local Entertainment Guides. Program Director & Afternoon Host · WPLW-FM. Matt Johnson works as a program director & afternoon host with WPLW-FM, based in Raleigh. Matt Johnson is program director & afternoon host at WPLW-FM, based in Raleigh. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Calendar & Events, Calendar Events, Entertainment, Events and Music, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Local News, News and Interview, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. Reach concentrates on Local, Local Entertainment Guides and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Program Director & Afternoon Host. Works at: WPLW-FM. Based in: Raleigh, United States, North America. Campaign types: Interview, Radio Submission. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Matt's local news coverage and the Local market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Program Director & Afternoon Host
- Works at
- WPLW-FM
- Based in
- Raleigh, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Interview, Radio Submission
- Territories
- North America, United States
- Languages
- English
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About Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson works as program director & afternoon host and covers Calendar & Events, Calendar Events, Entertainment and Events. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Matt Johnson is based in Raleigh, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
No professional contact route is published for Matt on this page. Virtual Publicist shows contact options to members when a verified route exists.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Matt's local news coverage and the Local market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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