On Wednesday evening Saga Communications announced that Milwaukee Radio Group General Manager Annmarie Topel is retiring and 31 year PD Bob Bellini has been promoted to GM.
Topel told Radio Ink, “There’s a season in life for everything. My season in radio was a long one—almost four decades. There’s so much unknown when you cut the chord, but what I am very certain of is that there is no better group of talented radio professionals than the Milwaukee Radio Group team nor company to work for than Saga Communications. I will miss the people, and I leave thankful for all of them and a wildly fun and successful career.”
Bellini tells Radio Ink that being a 31-year programmer in Milwaukee for Saga underscores what an amazing company it is. I’d like to thank our President/CEO Ed Christian for his confidence in me, as well as his support and leadership through the years. Also, my sincere appreciation to SVP/Operations Chris Forgy for his guidance, our VP/Programming Bob Lawrence for his great assistance, and of course, to our departing President/GM, Annmarie Topel whose brilliant mentoring and leadership has prepared me for this position.”.
