Mike Watkins is tasked with developing talent and driving new business development initiatives for Cox Media Group in the Georgia capital. For the past 20 years, Watkins has been a media consultant for CMG Atlanta. He spent the first half of his career in programming, working at KDKA Pittsburgh and WGCI Chicago. Watkins came to Atlanta in 1993 as the Program Director of WALR/KISS 104.
“I am thrilled to promote talent from within the organization,“ said Jaleigh Long, CMG Atlanta Radio’s Director of Sales. “Mike Watkins is a proven leader in marketing strategy and has a pervasive background in digital marketing. Partnering with current GSMs Beth Bowers, Kris Hackett, and Mark Turcotte only strengthens our sales organization and leading this team into a new era at CMG Atlanta.“
