Manley Move For WKQX/Chicago

• Alternative Rock programming pro Jon Manley is headed home to Chicago as the newly anointed APD/MD and night jock for Cumulus Alternative 101 WKQX. Manley returns to the Windy City after five years in Seattle, where he was APD/MD/afternoon delight for Entercom Alternative KNDD (107.7 The End) until late April of this year. Before that he served in a similar role for three years at CBS Radio (Entercom) Alternative KXTE (X107.5)/Las Vegas.

Marv Nyren, VP/Market Manager of Cumulus Chicago, said, “The beauty of 101 WKQX is that when a position becomes available, the talent lines up. Jon epitomizes the type of talent we were looking for. He’s smart, has an outstanding knowledge of music, and is a Chicago guy coming home who knows exactly what the audience wants. He’ll be a rock star on the air and an Alt Rock star working with Troy Hanson on the product.”

Troy Hanson, VP of Operations for Cumulus Chicago and PD of WKQX, commented, “Manley is the premier Music Director of the Alternative format. His track record of ratings success and understanding of where tomorrow is today just made WKQX better.”

For his part, Manley said, “As a kid growing up in Chicago, I recorded songs off WKQX to play back later on my Sony Walkman. And now I get to be the one cracking the mic and helping to shape the sound of the station for the next generation of music nerds! It’s cliché to say, but it’s literally a dream come true for me, and I could not be more excited to start this new adventure. Big thanks to Troy Hanson and Marv Nyren for believing in me and giving me this opportunity, and a tip of the cap to everyone who has helped me get to this point in my journey.”