Federated Media Ups Kyle Guderian to Operations Director

RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 2:12pm CT

Kyle Guderian

Federated Media has promoted veteran programmer Kyle Guderian to Director of Operations, a role that will see him oversee Programming, Promotions, and Production for the company's stations in Fort Wayne and South Bend. He will continue serving as Program Director for Active Rock outlets WBYR (98.9 The Bear) in Fort Wayne and WRBR (103.9 The Bear) in South Bend.

Guderian brings more than two decades of programming, marketing, and operational experience to the expanded role. His background includes time as Operations Manager at Chicago's Q101 and The Loop, along with serving as Director of Marketing at heritage St. Louis brands KSHE 95 and 105.7 The Point.

"Kyle has been instrumental in elevating our on-air execution, promotions strategy, and workflow alignment," said James Derby, Federated Media Chief Strategy Officer and Director of Programming. "This expanded role reflects the impact he's already made across our brands."

Guderian's promotion is effective immediately.