Collins New PD of WBAP & KLIF-AM/Dallas

• Cumulus Media has appointed News-Talk radio pro Bruce Collins as the new Program Director of News-Talk duo WBAP (820/99.5) and KLIF-AM (News/Information 570/96.3)/Dallas-Ft. Worth.

Collins arrives in the DFW from Portland, OR, where he was the Spoken Word Content Director and Operations Manager for Alpha Media’s KXL (FM News 101); KUFO (Freedom 970); Sports-Talk KXTG (750 The Game); and the Radio Northwest Network since June 2016. Prior to that, Collins spent five years with iHeartMedia Baton Rouge, LA as a News/Talk/Sports Format Captain and PD of News-Talk WJBO-AM and Fox Sports affiliate WLRO (1210 The Score). Collins previously worked in the programming department at WLW & WKRC/Cincinnati along with stops in Oklahoma City, Nashville, Atlanta, Columbus, OH and McAllen-Brownsville, TX.

Dan Bennett, Cumulus RVP, said, “After a nationwide search, Bruce Collins’ history of winning in News/Talk in Portland made him the obvious choice to lead our talented team in Dallas. His perceptions and analysis of our brands convinced me he should be our next programming leader.”

Collins commented, “I cannot thank Dan Bennett enough for the opportunity to program two heritage stations like WBAP and KLIF. I look forward to working with the entire Cumulus Dallas/Fort Worth staff and producing stimulating, thought provoking, informative, entertaining content each and every day.”