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Cumulus/Providence Names Mary Ellen Kachinske as Ops Mgr


Mary Ellen Kachinske
Mary Ellen Kachinske

Cumulus Media appoints Mary Ellen Kachinske as Operations Manager for its five-station cluster in Providence. She'll also become Program Director for AC WWLI-FM (Lite Rock 105). Kachinske heads to Providence from Chicago, where she was Program Director for Hot AC WTMX-FM (101.9 FM The Mix) for almost 19 years. Prior to that, she was Program Director of WQAL-FM/Cleveland. Kachinske holds a B.A. degree in Speech Communication and Rhetoric from Kent State University.

Cumulus Providence VP/Market Manager Holly Paras said, "After an exhaustive nationwide search, I am pleased to have Mary Ellen Kachinske joining the Cumulus Providence programming team. The breadth of Mary Ellen's experience will no doubt be felt immediately throughout the cluster. We look forward to her leadership and her ability to think strategically, in order to allow these well-established brands to continue to grow into the next decade."

Kachinske added, "I'm delighted to join Cumulus' unparalleled brands in Providence. I look forward to working with the talented team to make the stations even stronger. I fell in love with Providence and can't wait to enjoy the beauty and ease of this gorgeous city. Thank you to Holly Paras and John Dimick for an amazing opportunity."

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