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Pinch Defers Retirement Plans to Manage Atlanta


Cumulus announces that Jon Pinch is appointed Market Manager for its six-station cluster in Atlanta. Pinch has served as Executive VP/COO for Cumulus for the past 14 years. Earlier this month, Cumulus announced Pinch's retirement from the company, initially scheduled for late November. Pinch, a 45-year radio broadcasting vet, has since decided to take on one more key assignment for the company, as Atlanta Market Manager.

He'll oversee WKHX-FM (Kicks 101.5), WNNX-FM (Rock 100.5), WWWQ-FM (Q100), WWWQ-HD2 (Nash Icon 98.9), WWWQ-HD3 (Q100 20@97.9) and all News WYAY-FM. The Cumulus' Atlanta Market Manager post has been open since former Market Manager Jeff Brown was promoted to Corporate Senior VP in April.

Cumulus President/CEO Lew Dickey said, "Jon is the consummate team player and will now be contributing in a new role as Market Manager of our six station cluster in Atlanta. We're excited to have someone with his loyalty, talent and experience leading our terrific team in Atlanta."

Pinch added, "I am honored to lead these great stations as Market Manager at this important juncture in the company's growth. This makes perfect sense for the stations and for me, personally and professionally, so retirement will have to wait. To say that the position amounts to downshifting for me sounds almost comical, but the lifestyle change with far less travel allows me to spend my time at home in Atlanta and continue to work in the industry I love -- so it's the best of both worlds."

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