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Troy Hanson Named PD of WKQX/Chicago
RADIO ONLINE | Friday, June 26, 2015 |
Cumulus Media announces that it has named Troy Hanson as Program Director for Chicago Alternative station WKQX. In addition to his new role overseeing day-to-day programming for WKQX, Hanson will continue to oversee Rock Formats as Corporate Program Director, Rock Formats for Cumulus. Hanson joined Cumulus in 2013 as Corporate Program Director, Rock Formats and as Program Director for WNNX/ROCK 100.5 in Atlanta. Prior to Cumulus, Hanson was Operations Manager for Cromwell Radio Group in Nashville. A 25-year programming professional, he has held various programming positions at stations in markets including: Duluth, MN; Saginaw, MI; Milwaukee; Des Moines; Detroit; Miami; Nashville and Atlanta.
Mike McVay, Senior Vice President, Content and Programming for Cumulus said, "Troy continues to do an excellent job Corporate PD/Rock for Cumulus. His experience, combined with the need for WKQX to continue to excel, makes him the perfect candidate for this position."
Peter Bowen, Vice President and Market Manager for Cumulus Chicago said, "We are very fortunate to have someone like Troy leading the charge at WKQX. His experience and leadership will only build upon our brand position and ratings success moving forward."
"Cumulus has put together an amazing group of highly talented people in our Chicago cluster. Many thanks to John Dickey and Mike McVay for their continued trust in the course of direction our rock brands are charting and in particular, for this new assignment on WKQX-- which is incredibly exciting," said Hanson.
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