November 2018 – Page 4 – RAMP – Radio and Music Pros

Simone Named PD of WLXC/Columbia

• Robyn Simone has been hired as the new PD of Cumulus Urban AC WLXC (Kiss 103.1)/Columbia, SC, effective Dec. 10. She

• Former WKTI/Milwaukee PD Ryan Wild is headed to Indianapolis as the new PD of Emmis Country WLHK (97.1 Hank FM), with a start

• The city of Milwaukee just got its second new Sports-Talk outlet in less than a month, as iHeartMedia flushed

• Cumulus Media has appointed media sales pro Kimberly Parker as General Sales Manager for heritage Country WIVK/Knoxville, TN. Parker returns

• Beasley Media Group Country WXTU/Philadelphia is looking to fill several full-time openings — 1) a morning show co-host and 2)

• Former longtime major market programmer and research expert Dave Kelliher, a.k.a. Dave Roberts died Saturday, November 24 after a long battle

• UPDATED: We keep losing good people… the latest casualty is veteran programmer Jim Trapp, who, we are told, died

• Hearst’s legendary WBAL (NewsRadio 1090)/Baltimore, a staple on the AM dial for 93 years, just entered the exciting modern

• Entercom Country KMNB (BUZ’N @ 102.9)/Minneapolis strategically used the cover of the long Thanksgiving weekend to get the market talking,

• We want to give a shout-out to our friend and former R&R colleague Tony Novia and his partner, CNN veteran Alan