iHM/Phoenix Names Sara Jean Assistant PD for KESZ and KYOT

RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, October 3, 2019 | 11:44pm CT

Sara Jean

iHeartMedia appoints Sara Jean as Assistant Program Director for AC KESZ-FM (99.9 KEZ) and Adult Hits KYOT-FM (95.5 The Mountain)/Phoenix, effective October 21. In addition, Sara Jean will handle late afternoons, weekdays from 6-8pm. She transfers from iHM's co-owned cluster in Spokane WA, where she served as Programming Assistant, Digital Director and midday host on AC KISC-FM (KISS 98.1).

"I'm excited to mentor Sara Jean as she continues to grow in the industry, but I'm just as excited to learn from her," said 99.9 KEZ and 95.5 The Mountain Program Director Paul Kelley. "Sara has a contagious energy and a unique perspective that will elevate each station."

"Sara Jean is a rising star and is in our target demo," added iHeartMedia Phoenix Market President Linda Little. "It's exciting to be able to promote a talented female programmer to market-leading brands like KEZ and KYOT in a major market."

"I'm excited to take my talents out of the snow and into the desert - to put them to work for iHeartMedia Phoenix," said Sara Jean. "As a woman in radio programming, it's a dream to be promoted to an iconic market to work for such legendary stations."