After Three Decades With Salem, Ruleman Retires

Salem’s Washington, D.C., VP/GM David Ruleman is retiring at the end of June. In addition to his D.C. role, Ruleman has served for many years as a Regional VP of Operations, with oversight of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Boston. During his 31 years with Salem, Ruleman has provided operational oversight during the acquisition of more than of 20 stations in nine markets, including those in the Washington D.C. cluster.

Ruleman began his career in 1968 as a journalist, news anchor, and news director. Between 1973 and 1986, he was Vice President of Palomar Broadcasters and President of Radio Del Rey. Ruleman joined Salem putting KPRZ-AM on the air in San Diego in 1986 and remained General Manager until 1992. Salem purchased WAVA-FM in 1992 and Ruleman has served as Vice President and General Manager of the cluster for the past 25 years.

Ruleman said, “It has been a privilege to serve with outstanding professionals at every level. They are the best of the best in the communications industry. It has been an honor to serve ministries, churches, and clients and I am grateful to have been able to play a small part in the development and growth of this life-changing organization known as Salem Media Group.”

Salem CEO Ed Atsinger added, “David Ruleman is in many respects one of the ‘founding fathers’ of Salem Media. His passion and impact for Salem in San Diego led to our decision to put him in Washington D.C. when we acquired WAVA, our most expensive acquisition at the time. He has been there ever since and has done a tremendous job in one of the most influential cities in the world, our nation’s capital. Dave’s daily presence will be missed, but the legacy of his leadership will last into future generations of leaders for Salem.”

In light of his retirement, Ruleman announced the promotion of WAVA Station Manager Tom Moyer to General Manager of the Washington D.C. cluster, including WAVA-FM and AM, Sirius XM 131, AM 1260 The Answer, and AM 1250, WWRC effective April 1.