Saga/Milwaukee President/GM Tom Joerres to Retire
| RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, July 8, 2010 | 2:25pm CT |
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Saga Communications/Milwaukee President/General Manager Tom Joerres is retiring after almost three decades with radio group, effective at the end of August, 2010. Senior VP Warren Lada will step into the position on September 1 on an interim basis as he conducts an inside/outside pursuit for Joerres' replacement.
Joerres began his radio career in 1977 at WOKY-AM as an Account Executive. In 1979 he went on to WTMJ-AM where he served as Local Sales Manager. In 1982 he was recruited to become GM by the then owners of WFMR-FM, using an equity position as incentive. Joerres also guided the Milwaukee group's growth when deregulation hit the industry in 1993 and in 1997 with the passage of the Telecommunications Act.
Joerres' plans to stay connected to the industry on a consulting basis.