Jimmy Steele Heads to WZPL/Indianapolis as Program Director

RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, March 23, 2022 | 6:23pm CT

Jimmy Steele

Cumulus Media appoints Jimmy Steele as Program Director for CHR WZPL-FM (99.5 ZPL) in Indianapolis, effective Monday, April 18. He joins the Indy cluster from Cumulus Mobile, AL, where he has been Operations Manager for the five-station group there, Program Director of CHR WABD-FM and News/Talk WXQW-AM since 2017. Prior to joining Cumulus, Steele held Operations Manager posts for iHeartMedia in Ocean City MD, Columbus OH and San Diego. He's also programmed CHR stations in Nashville, Buffalo and Madison WI.

Cumulus Indianapolis Operations Manager Christopher "Boomer" Layfield said, "There was huge interest in this position, and I spoke with a number of qualified programmers, but Jimmy stood out from the start. His programming portfolio of experience is loaded with wins and a successful history of working with top-tier talent across the country. His reverence for ZPL's iconic standing in the market, combined with his passion for making great radio and his distinct vision of how to elevate and amplify the ZPL brand on-air, online, in the community and across social media, make him the ideal choice to become our next Program Director."

Steele commented, "I couldn't be more excited to be joining the Cumulus Indianapolis family and to work alongside the highly committed and talented team at 99.5 ZPL. Thank you to Boomer, Chuck Fredrick, Doug Hamand, Louie Diaz and John Dimick for the amazing opportunity."