iHeart Ups A.J. To Region SVPP
• iHeartMedia has promoted Chadwick “A.J.” Hausknecht to Region Senior Vice President of Programming for the company’s extensive Virginia-Carolina region, effective immediately. A.J. will now be responsible for all day-to-day programming and digital operations for iHeartMedia Charlotte while also overseeing on-air content, digital strategy, music programming and on-air personalities for the 50+ radio stations in the Virginia-Carolina region. He will continue to program Top 40 WHQC (HITS 96.1) and Adult Hits WLKO (102.9 The Lake)/Charlotte.
A.J. (left) reports to Dave Carwile, Region President for iHeartMedia’s Virginia-Carolina region, who commented, “We are extremely pleased to have A.J. lead as Region Senior Vice President of Programming for the Virginia-Carolina region. A.J. has the experience and passion for talent coaching and developing extraordinary teams. I’ve worked with A.J. in this capacity before and he is a game-changer. I’m confident that he will make a strong impact and contribution to the Virginia-Carolina region’s ongoing success.”
A.J. remarked, “The opportunity to lead all programming efforts in the region is spectacular. I look forward to working very closely with our talented programmers and on-air personalities to ensure continued growth and success of our brands in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. I want to thank iHeartMedia’s senior leadership for their continued insight and support.”
Before arriving in Charlotte in January 2018 A.J. was Regional SVP of Programming for iHeartMedia’s St. Louis Region and PD of Top 40 KSLZ (Z107.7) and KATZ (Hallelujah 1600). Prior to that he was SVP of Programming for iHeartMedia Richmond & Norfolk, VA. Earlier in his iHeartMedia career A.J. programmed Top 40 sisters WWHT (Hot 107.9)/Syracuse and Rhythmic WKGS (Kiss 106.7)/Rochester, NY while also supervising WKKF/Albany, WBNW/Binghamton, NY and WJJS/Roanoke, VA. Prior to joining iHeartMedia Syracuse in April of 2012, A.J. spent 13 years at Cumulus Top 40 WBHT/Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA, rising to PD/afternoons.
