NRG Media CEO Mary Quass says a pair of very big shoes need to be filled now that Chuck DuCoty is retiring from the business. “Not just for the NRG Media team but for the industry as well. Chuck’s love and dedication to the radio industry is legendary and his impact, equally impressive. Having worked with Chuck for many years I have come to admire and respect the positive impact he has had on so many over the years. He is a great partner and an even better friend. I wish him much happiness and know that we are all better for having known him! I can only hope to leave a legacy half as meaningful to this industry as he has.
DuCoty will finish out the year as NRG’s COO then work on special projects for NRG in the future.
DuCoty began his radio career in his hometown of Coshocton, Ohio, in 1965 and included stops in Wheeling, VA, Latrobe, PA, Richmond, VA, Baltimore, Milwaukee, Chicago and for the last 12+ years as Chief Operating Officer of NRG Media based in Cedar Rapids, IA. Beginning on-air, Chuck worked his way through the programming ranks, eventually becoming Station Manager at 98 Rock in Baltimore. In August of 1991 he was named VP/General Manager of WISN-AM and WLTQ-FM in Milwaukee. In 2001 he became General Manager of Q-101 in Chicago. Chuck reunited with Mary Quass and joined NRG Media as Chief Operating Officer in October of 2005.
