Bicoastal GM Jeff Gaulton Retiring
Jeff Gaulton (pictured) will be replaced by Sean Bekan at Bicoastal's Eugene, Oregon cluster. Bekan has 20 years of radio under his belt, including stints at iHeart, Buckley Broadcasting and Mapleton. This will be his second time with Bicoastal.
Steve Fehder Joins Kensington
Former Triad Executive Steve Fehder joins Kensington Digital Media, to run Nashville, where the company has one station (WHPY-FM). Kensington was formed in 2011 and owns 7 stations in 3 markets (Nashville, Hendersonville, TN and Warsaw, IN).
Former Chicago PD Moves To The Record Side
Kenney Jay has been hired by Big Loud Records as the National Director of Radio Marketing, a newly created position. The former WUSN Chicago PD will be develop, execute, and optimize radio marketing strategies for the label.
Neuhoff Promotes Mike Shamus
Mike Shamus is the new VP/GM for Neuhoff Media in Lafayette, Indiana. Shamus was the corporate Vice President of Programming, WKOA-FM Program Director and Operations Manager for the Lafayette cluster. He replaces Chris Flemming.
The Woody Show Coming To Philly
The Woody Show takes over mornings on ALT 104.5 in Philadelphia August 3. iHeartMedia re-branded WRFF-FM in May.
The Fox KC Adds Lyndsey Marie
101 The Fox (KCFX-FM) Lyndsey Marie takes over middays at the KC Classic Rocker. She was recently heard on Cumulus Media's WNNX-FM, Atlanta and WLUP-FM, Chicago.
Bonneville Gets a New Market Manager
The market is Seattle and the new manager is Cathy Cangiano. Most recently, Cangiano was Director of Sales for Bonneville’s Seattle cluster. She will oversee KIRO Radio 97.3 FM, 710 ESPN Seattle, 770 KTTH AM and MyNorthwest.com. She replaces Dave Pridemore.
Broadcast Team Set For KC Chiefs
Entering his 27th season, veteran broadcaster Mitch Holtus is heading up the 2020 broadcast team for the Kansas City Chiefs. 106.5 The Wolf (WDAF-FM) is the new flagship station of the 70 station network.
New GSM At WGN
WGN Radio has promoted Steve Tarpley to General Sales Manager. Most recently he served as Local Sales Manager and has been National Sales Manager. He joined the station as an Account Executive in 2010.
Ed Cohen Departs Cumulus
After more than four years, Ed Cohen has left his position as VP for Ratings and Research at Cumulus. Cohen has also held VP positions at Arbitron and Nielsen and was also VP for Research at Clear Channel. He can be reached by e-mail at [email protected]
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