People in the News

Brad Polston is the new Market President for iHeartMedia's four station cluster in Indianapolis. Polston most recently served as General Manager for Comcast Spotlight in Indianapolis. He's also held a number of sales management positions in Colorado, Utah and the Baltimore region. Polston replaces Rick Greene.

The Hollywood Reporter released its (alphabetical) 2016 Women in Entertainment Power 100 list Wednesday and Cumulus CEO Mary Berner is on it. About the radio CEO, the magazine writes, "After surveying her 6,000 employees, she launched a turnaround effort that included handing over control of content to local programmers. The result: 12 consecutive months of ratings increases." Check out the entire list HERE.

Beasley Media Group has hired Janice McDuff to fill the position of VP of Finance, a slot now held by Marie Tedesco, who's transitioning to CFO as of January. McDuff was previously Corporate Controller at HKS in Dallas, and Director of Finance at OOCL, a container transportation and terminal services company in Salt Lake City.

The CBS Seattle Country station has named Dean for the dual positions. He’ll be on-air weekdays, 2-7 p.m. KMPS can also be heard online at www.kmps.com and via the Radio.com app.

Alpha Media Topeka announced that Lenz’s induction into the Kansas Association of Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame on will take place on October 9. Lenz has been a leader and innovator in the farm broadcast industry for the past 38 years.

He's been a regular on Radio Ink's Best Country PD in America list. In fact, in 2016 he was number three, and in nominating Kapugi CBS Corporate wrote: "Jeff is the consummate pro. He is a five-tool player who excels at all levels of the Program Director’s responsibilities."

Scott Chiasson is the new Vice President/Market Manager for Cumulus Media Lafayette. Chiasson, a native of Lafayette, has 18 years’ experience in broadcast sales and operations, holding leadership positions for Scripps in Wichita, Clear Channel/iHeart in Colorado and Florida, Metro Networks in Orlando, Cox Media in Lafayette, and CBS Radio in Tampa.

Beasley Media Group has appointed Jami Beasley Associate General Counsel. Beasley's background includes her recent position as partner in Kopelowitz Ostrow in Ft. Lauderdale. Her focus was commercial and real estate litigation.

iHeartMedia Atlanta continues to roll out its lineup on the Hip Hop station it launched last month with 10,000 songs in a row.

Entercom's WEEI has hired Rich Keefe to co-host with Dale Arnold and Michael Holley, weekday afternoons (2:00-6:00 p.m.). He replaces Jerry Thornton, who left the station in mid-November to join Barstool Sports as a senior columnist.