Tyler Leaving Louisville For Motown

• Congrats to Jessica Tyler, who is headed for Detroit, as the new APD/MD/midday personality on Cumulus Country WDRQ (NASH FM 93.1), starting December 15. Ms. Tyler will be making this sizeable leap upward in market size from SummitMedia Country WQNU (Q103.1)/Louisville, KY, where she has served as APD and morning co-host for the past five years. Prior to that, she held programming positions at WCTK/Providence, WRNX/Springfield, MA and WPLR/New Haven, CT.

In making the big announcement, Robby Bridges, Director of FM Programming for Cumulus Media Detroit, said, “I’ve known Jessica a long time and the special bond she creates with listeners on and off the air, the friendships she develops with the artists, songwriters and managers plus the relationships she has with the record community in Nashville, are second to none. That’s because of her deep love and passion for the country music format. I’m really excited for her to join Team NASH here in Detroit and to work with me to continue to grow our brand.”

Tyler commented, “I’m excited for the opportunity to come to Detroit and work for a legendary station like WDRQ and continue the great tradition of country music in the Motor City! Thank you so much to Mike McVay, Charlie Cook, Mike Wheeler and Robby Bridges for this opportunity.” Tyler succeeds Jessica Poxson, who left last month.