Steve Craig Named 99X/Atlanta Program Director/Midday Host

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, July 10, 2023 | 11:28am CT

Steve Craig

Cumulus Media appoints veteran Atlanta Rock radio personality Steve Craig as Program Director of WNNX-FM (99X) and midday host. Craig, who was previously midday host for 99X from 1992-2007, is a Rock radio fixture among Atlanta radio listeners and is the last returning original member of the 99X on-air team. Craig comes home to 99X after a 10-year run on crosstown Classic Hits WSRV-FM (97.1 The River). He has also been Atlanta United's in-game announcer for many years.

Earlier this year, the station welcomed the return of original 99X morning hosts Leslie Fram and Steve Barnes to Mornings on 99X, along with Will Pendarvis to afternoons on the station. Craig's midday program will air all-new content as well as classic segments from the legacy show, including the feature, "Steve's College of Musical Knowledge."

Cumulus Media Chief Content Officer Brian Philips said, "With unsurpassed music knowledge and total devotion to his craft, Steve Craig has held the imagination of huge Atlanta audiences for nearly three decades. As Steve returns to the fold, we truly have entirely restored 99X with nothing but "members of the Original Cast." Cumulus is lucky to have recaptured this gang of longtime friends and colleagues, and luckier still that Steve will lead them."

Cumulus Atlanta Vice President/Market Manager Sean Shannon commented, "The band is back together, and we've got our lead guitarist. Steve's intimate understanding of the brand, his passion for music and his 30-some years living here in Atlanta are invaluable to the 99X project. This has been a passion project for all involved from the start, and with Steve's leadership we'll continue to grow and evolve this brand in a way that reflects the wants of the hundreds of thousands of listeners who have already tuned in and said, 'I am 99X.'"

Craig remarked, "Over the last 15 years, we've talked about 'getting the band back together'... and to again be surrounded by the most passionate, professional and iconic talent I've ever worked beside is an almost unimaginable dream come true! To do what you love and do it again with your closest friends and the most dedicated, loyal listeners is beyond belief. We are 99X."