The Portland, OR, Hip-Hop station elected to promote from within and give Chris “Lucky the DJ” Stewart the PD position. Stewart began his radio career as an intern at KTTB-Minneapolis, then served in several different roles, including Morning Producer at WRDW-Philadelphia, nights at KQQB-Spokane, and Assistant PD/afternoons at KSAS-Boise. He spent the last two years at Alpha Media Peoria as PD/afternoons on WNGY and OM of WXCL.
Alpha Media VP of Programming, Phil Becker, commented on the announcement, “It has been years since an authentic, unique, and original hip-hop station has been in such a large market. Much like the station, Chris is an authentic, unique, and original programmer. WE are ‘Lucky’ to promote him from within the nation’s fastest-growing media company.”
Alpha Media Portland SVP/Market Manager, Milt McConnell, added, “Chris is in tune with the WE brand and we are excited about having him be the driver of this important component to our cluster. His format knowledge and passion is a welcomed addition to our programming brain trust.”
