Chris Sargent PD for Seattle's KJR-FM

RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, April 30, 2015 | 12:47pm CT

iHeartMedia announced today that Chris Sargent has been named Program Director of Seattle's KJR-FM 95-7 The Jet, effective May 11, 2015. Sargent is a Northwest native and most recently served as Operations Manager for Mapleton Communications in Medford, OR and Regional Rock Programmer for Mapleton Communications. Prior to that he worked for iHeartMedia in Portland and had previous programming stints at KYGO, Denver and in Eugene/Albany, OR. He'll report to Rich Davis, Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia Seattle.

"People are the key ingredient for any great organization and after meeting the people in Seattle, I couldn't be more excited to be a part of this team," said Sargent. "Thank you to Rich Davis, Andrew Jeffries and Kent Haehl for this phenomenal opportunity. I look forward to working with the great people and helping 95-7 The Jet to an even higher flight level."

"Chris has a ton of experience as a Program Director and brand leader and is a great find for 95-7 The Jet," said Davis. "Adding Chris will help accelerate the growth of a station that's already had a great start to 2015 and I'm excited to be able to welcome him back to iHeartMedia."