People in the News

Doug Hamand, Vice President, Programming Operations, has signed a new long-term agreement with Cumulus Media. Hamand joined Cumulus in 2016 after leaving iHeartMedia/Clear Channel.

Audacy has named John Foxx PD for country station KILT-FM in Houston. Fox will continue to serve as Regional VP of Country Music Programming. Foxx replaces Tim Roberts who was filling in after the departure of Chris Huff. Roberts is Audacy's Country format captain and PD in Detroit.

Radio Milwaukee Station Director Jordan Lee is leaving the station to join Paragon Media Strategies as a consultant. Lee was with Radio Milwaukee for 13 years, most recently as PD and on-air talent.

David Ayres is the new President of Flagler Broadcasting. Ayres is moving up from Vice President/General Manager. Majority shareholder Jim Martin has stepped down as President to become Chairman of the Board.

The Center for Sales Strategy has named Shaye Smith Director of Marketing. She moves up from Marketing Manager of the international sales performance firm.

SummitMedia has promoted Kona Chang and Micah Banks to Program Directors in the Honolulu cluster. Chang is the new PD for KCCN-FM, and Banks will be PD for both KRTR-FM and KPHW-FM.

Louisville Public Media has completed its capital campaign to expand its local news operation. The expansion brings the newsroom staff up to 29.

Brad Abrell, Co-Host of 'Ashley & Brad' can be heard in the animation feature film Hotel Transylvania: Transformania. He is the voice of Frankenstein in the star-studded cast.

Chad Bennett worked for Beasley for 16 years, he was in radio for 23 years. He worked nights at HD 98.3 in Augusta and served as Production Director. The cause of death was not announced. More HERE on the station website.

Kareem Alexander, Director of Research for Compass Media Networks, has been promoted to Senior Director of Research. Alexander has been with the company since 2015, with previous experience with Dial Global and Westwood One.