Palm Springs Looks Good In Violette
• Connoisseur Media continues to build its momentum across major markets and has named Todd Violette as Operations Manager for its Palm Springs cluster. Violette will succeed Dax Davis, who was recently promoted to Director of Sales for Connoisseur Media in San Antonio.
In this new role, Violette will oversee the eight Connoisseur brands in the Palm Springs market and directly program Country KDES (98.5 The Bull).
Violette becomes the fourth new Operations Manager hired by Connoisseur since it acquired the Alpha Media stations, following Ross MacLeod in Portland, J Love in San Jose, and Gordon Mays in suburban Chicago.
Tricia Bastida, SVP/Market Manager of Connoisseur Palm Springs, stated, “We are excited to welcome Todd to Palm Springs. With his Southern California roots and exceptional track record, he will be a great addition to our programming team, which continues to dominate the market.”
Violette notably spent eight years as PD of iHeartMedia’s WOLT (ALT 103.3)/Indianapolis until 2020. He earlier served two years with iHeart St. Louis, programmed Cumulus Hot AC KBBY (B95.1)/Oxnard-Ventura, CA; was APD/MD of KZZO/Sacramento and KRBZ (96.5 The Buzz)/Kansas City.
“I can’t wait to get started,” said Violette. “I want to thank Connoisseur Media and specifically Keith Dakin, Tricia Bastida, and Dax Davis for putting their trust and confidence in me. These are great brands with a remarkable staff — and who wouldn’t want to live in paradise?”
