Beasley Commissions Format Captains

Beasley Media Group, Inc. yesterday announced a squadron of newly-designated Format Captains — WMMR/WMGK/Philadelphia PD Bill Weston (left) will support the company’s Rock stations; Boston Operations Manager & WMJX & WBQT PD Cadillac Jack (second from left) will be working with the company’s Top 40 and AC stations; Las Vegas Operations Manager & KOAS & KVGS PD John Candelaria (second from right) will support Urban outlets, and WSOC & WBCN/Charlotte OM/PD DJ Stout (right) will be collaborating with Beasley Country stations.

“This is the next step in the evolution of Beasley’s new programming structure,” said Chief Executive Officer Caroline Beasley. “The Format Captain positions will serve as another valuable layer of corporate resources for our stations.”

Justin Chase, Beasley EVP of Programming remarked, “Not only will these programmers offer additional insight and assistance for our other PDs, they will also create more synergy and leverage in order to better compete in the markets we serve. We feel this team, with their unique strengths, will provide incredible support when situations arise.” VP of Programming Buzz Knight added, “We believe the abilities of our new Format Captains will result in more creativity and proactive problem-solving at Beasley, which will ultimately make us stronger.”