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Kristy Beebe Named iHeartMedia Indianapolis Market President

Posted: 03 Mar 2021 09:35 AM PST
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iHeartMedia has promoted Kentucky-Indiana Metro SVP/Sales Kristy Beebe to
Market President of their Indianapolis cluster. Beebe, who was previously
based in Louisville, will relocate to Indianapolis. She has been with the
company since 2005 with previous stints as Local Sales Manager and General
Sales Manager for their clusters in Toledo and Louisville. She also has
been an Account Executive for Cumulus in her native Toledo.

Beebe succeeds Brett Beshore who had led the cluster since January 2018.

iHeartMedia announced today that Kristy Beebe has been named Market
President for Indianapolis, effective immediately. iHeartMedia Indianapolis
has a strong cross-platform presence and includes a number of iconic brands
and franchises — both broadcast and digital — encompassing five stations
comprised of Classic Rock, Alternative, Hip Hop and RB, Sports and Business
News.

iHeartMedia has the leading consumer reach and influence across multiple
platforms and delivers more live programming than any other media company.
As Market President, Beebe will work closely with the programming, business
and sales teams and oversee all of the station’s on-air and digital
programming as well as create new revenue opportunities. She will report to
Earl Jones, President for iHeartMedia Kentucky-Indiana Metro.

Beebe will be based in Indianapolis and most recently served as the Region
Senior Vice President of Sales for the Kentucky-Indiana Metro. She has held
various sales leadership positions throughout her career, including Local
Sales Manager and General Sales Manager for iHeartMedia Toledo and
iHeartMedia Louisville. She began her career in sales at iHeartMedia in her
hometown of Toledo, Ohio and is a graduate of Lourdes University.

“I am so excited for Kristy’s well-deserved promotion to Market President,�
said Jones. “She has earned the opportunity to lead our Indianapolis
market. Kristy has been an incredible sales leader, coach, and major
contributor to the success of iHeartMedia Kentucky-Indiana Metro.�

I am so thankful to Earl Jones and the iHeartMedia team for this new
leadership opportunity,� said Beebe. “I am ready to lead the Indianapolis
team to new heights as we work together to provide unmatched service to our
listeners, advertisers and the community.�



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Hits 96.5 Debuts In Kalamazoo

Posted: 03 Mar 2021 09:15 AM PST
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After moving Variety Hits 96.5 Jack-FM to 106.5 WVFM last week, Midwest
Communications launched CHR Hits 96.5 on WZOX Portage/Kalamazoo at noon
today.

Positioning as Always More Music, the station is taking direct aim at
Townsquare Medias market leading CHR 103.3 WKFR.

The station will utilize on-air talent from other Midwest stations. WIFC
Wausau WI afternoon host Belkey will host mornings from 5-9am. WNFN
Nashville weekend host Amanda Nova Terranova will host middays from
9am-1pm. Miggy Santos, Brand Manager/morning host at clustermate Country
Win 98.5 WNWN Battle Creek will host 1-3pm. WNWN APD/evening host Jordan
Lass will host afternoons from 3-7pm, while WIFC evening host Mike Mathers
will host the same daypart in Kalamazoo.

The new format launched with Jason DeRulo Jawsh 365 Savage Love, Taylor
Swift Willow, Tate McRae You Broke Me First and Fall Out Boy Centuries.



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WHUR Adds Translator For The Quiet Storm Station

Posted: 03 Mar 2021 08:18 AM PST
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After launching The Quiet Storm Station on 96.3 WHUR-HD2 Washington DC in
December, Howard University has added its programming to 98.3 W252DC Reston
VA.

The translator, owned by recently retired broadcast attorney John
Garziglia, had been most recently carrying the broad Variety Hits Gamut
programming from Hubbards 103.5 WTOP-HD3. The 150w/135m signal is strongest
in the Western parts of the District and adjacent towns in Virginia and
Maryland.

The soft soothing sound of WHUR’S 24/7 Quiet Storm Station is expanding,
giving more Washington, D.C. area listeners a chance to experience the
relaxing romantic format. Listeners with analog radios can now tune in to
hear their favorite slow jams non-stop on 98.3FM.

The expansion comes as the heritage flagship station 96.3 WHUR FM is set to
mark its 50th Anniversary this year. “WHUR has long been a trailblazer in
the industry and we are always looking for new opportunities to expand our
brand. The addition of 98.3FM now allows us to have a greater reach across
the DMV,� said WHUR General Manager Sean Plater.

The Quiet Storm Station was launched last December on 96.3HD2 holding true
to the original flavor of the Quiet Storm set in place back in 1976 by the
late Melvin Lindsey and still heard nightly on WHUR 96.3FM. “Whether in
your office, car, or at home; the Quiet Storm Station sets the right mood
for the DMV and now with 98.3FM there are more ways for Washington to relax
and unwind,� added Plater.



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Buck Reising Joins WGFX As Midday Host

Posted: 03 Mar 2021 07:30 AM PST
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Following the departure of Midday 180 hosts Johnathan Hutton, Paul Kuharsky
and Chad Withrow to Clay Travis Outkick.com in January, Cumulus Media
Sports 104.5 The Zone WGFX Gallatin/Nashville will debut Buck Reising as
its new midday host today.

Reising will fill the 10am-1pm slot after being a frequent guest host for
the station. He will also continue to host his 615 Sessions podcast and
nightly A to Z Sports Primetime on AToZSportsNashville.com.

CUMULUS MEDIA announces that it has signed sports journalist Buck Reising
as On-Air Host for 104.5 The Zone/WGFX-FM, Nashville and Middle Tennessee’s
premier live and local sports station and the flagshipÂ*home for
theÂ*Tennessee Titans and Nashville affiliate for University of Tennessee
Volunteers. Reising will be heard Monday through Friday from
10:00am-1:00pm, debuting on Wednesday, March 3rd. Reising has been a
frequent guest host on WGFX, but is mostly known for his popular “615
Sessionsâ€� podcast and live weeknight show,Â*“A to Z Sports Primetimeâ€�,Â*heard
on https://atozsportsnashville.com/.

In addition to the weekday show, Reising will be adding original podcasts,
and will continue hosting his popular “615 Sessions� podcast and nightly
“Primetime� show with A to Z Sports, with more collaboration between WGFX
and A to Z Sports likely.

Paul Mason, Program Director, 104.5 The Zone, noted: “Buck Reising is
everything you want in a talent in 2021.Â*He has demonstrated with A to Z
Sports an unmatched ability to connect with a diverse audience in the
digital space.Â*I look forward to that continuing, along with Buck’s new
role on The Zones on-air lineup, making him the ultimate Dual-Threat in
Nashville sports!�

Zach Bingham, Co-Owner and Host, A to Z Sports, commented: “Were excited
for Buck to start his new show with 104.5 The Zone.�

Austin Stanley, co-Owner and Host, A to Z Sports, added: He will continue
to bring energy and plenty of Titans talk to our followers and now to The
Zones loyal audience.�

Buck Reising remarked: “Im incredibly excited to start this new opportunity
with 104.5 The Zone.Â*I dont love anything the way I love this city and the
people in it.Â*The content will be different, diverse, and occupy every
possible media space.�

Allison Warren, Vice President/Market Manager Cumulus Media-Nashville said:
“Today’s announcement solidifies104.5 The Zone as Nashville and Middle
Tennessee’s premier live and local sports station. Nashville and Middle
Tennessee residents craving topical and relevant, opinion-driven sports
talk are about to be challenged, entertained, and engaged like never
before.�