Melissa ChaseVP/Programming
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May 22, 2023
10 Questions with ... Melissa ChaseBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS:
I've been in radio and television my entire life, except a brief moment when I realized I was a terrible bartender. (I'd rather shoot tequila than serve it.) I started as the morning show intern at iHeart/Clear Channel's WRVQ/Richmond, VA, followed by an internship and job at MTV Networks in NYC. Came back to radio for my first full time position at WRVQ, working for the amazing Lisa McKay. She gave me the opportunity to grow my career, and within a couple of years, I was hosting mornings as well as voice tracking half a dozen stations across the country and as the midday talent for iHeart's XM channel, KISS XM21.
Ten years later, I crossed the street to our competitor (Cox Media, later Summit), and went from mornings and worked my way up to Operations Manager. Two years ago, my dream job in Houston came calling at Audacy Houston, and [in February,] I went from PD of [Hot AC] KHMX [Mix 96.5] and [Adult Hits] KKHH [95.7 The Spot] to VP/Programming, with the inclusion of programming for the incredible [Country] KILT-FM [100.3 The Bull].
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May 12, 2023
10 Questions with ... Matt Cooper
BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: In addition to his APD and afternoon hosting duties at SummitMedia Country WQNU (Q103.1) Louisville, KY, where he signed a three-year extension earlier this year, Matt Cooper also hosts afternoons on Hot AC sister stations WPYA (Mix 97.3) ...
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May 3, 2023
10 Questions with ... Al Farb
BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: I started working in promotions right out of high school for the (then) Clear Channel Houston AC stations, KODA and KHMX, but once I got my foot in the door, I knew that I needed to somehow work my way up to programming as fast as I could. So, I ...
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April 21, 2023
10 Questions with ... Jon Reilly
BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: I started my career in Western Massachusetts at the age of 15 working at a small AM station, WREB in Holyoke, MA, then was able to get a weekend show at top 40 WHMP-FM in Northampton, then was on-air at WAAF in Worcester-Boston, and then got a ...
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March 13, 2023
10 Questions with ... RJ Curtis
1. AI voice jocks and ChatGPT have become huge topics of conversation in our industry lately and then, wham-o, here comes CRS with a panel on that very topic! How are you able to be that nimble when most conferences lock in their panel topics months in advance? Over ...
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February 28, 2023
10 Questions with ... Jess Jennings
BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Jess Jennings joined iHeartMedia Country KSSN (Kissin' 96)/Little Rock in 2019, and was promoted from APD to PD in April of 2022. In addition to doing middays at KSSN, she tracks that daypart for sister stations KKIX/Fayetteville, AR, and ...
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February 8, 2023
10 Questions with ... Parmalee's Matt Thomas
BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Platinum-selling band Country band Parmalee has earned more than a billion on-demand streams since emerging from the North Carolina music scene. They've also notched three #1 hits, "Carolina," "Just The Way" (with Blanco Brown) and last year's ...
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January 25, 2023
10 Questions with ... B-Dub
BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Bryan "B-Dub" Washington hosts the nationally syndicated "B-Dub Radio" show, syndicated by Skyview Networks in addition to his job as APD/MD and afternoon host at Hubbard Radio's KNUC (98.9 The Bull)/Seattle. "B-Dub Radio" is available six days a ...
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January 17, 2023
10 Questions with ... Katie Neal
BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Katie Neal's Nashville-based midday show, "Katie & Company," can be heard on all 20 Audacy Country brands nationwide. In October 2022, Audacy struck a content distribution deal with United Stations Media Networks to also syndicate the show outside ...
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January 9, 2023
10 Questions with ... Travis Daily
BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Travis Daily joined Cumulus Country KUBL (93.3 The Bull)/Salt Lake City as PD/afternoon host in December, following four years with Beasley Media Group in Tampa, where his duties included being OM/PD for Country WQYK. Before that, he was ...
