All’s Well That Tidwell
• Lance Tidwell is moving to beautiful Ft. Collins, CO, hired by Townsquare Media as Operations Manager of the cluster and Brand Manager of Country KUAD (K99), starting May 1. The group also includes Hot AC KKPL, Classic Hits KTRR and Alternative KMAX. Tidwell will relocate from Kansas City, where he has served as Operations Manager of Cumulus Media’s seven-station group and PD of News/Talk KCMO and the Chiefs Radio Network since March 2016. In making the announcement, Kurt Johnson, SVP of Programming for Townsquare Media said, “I’ve respected Lance’s solid work and track record in multiple formats for years. So glad to have him join Townsquare’s programming team leading our Northern Colorado stations.”
Before landing in Kansas City, Tidwell served as SVP of Programming for iHeartMedia San Antonio and Tucson. Earlier in his career Tidwell programmed Clear Channel Country WWYZ/Hartford, CT and Citadel’s KQFC/Boise, ID and WGKX/Memphis. His resume also includes stops at KKWF (100.7 The Wolf)/Seattle, KTOM/Monterey-Salinas, CA and WCOS/Columbia, SC.
Commenting on his new opportunity, Tidwell said, “I had a lot of admiration for Townsquare Media before we started the interview process and I came away from it with even more. Thanks to Kurt Johnson, RVP Bob Freeman and Market President Pat Kelley for the opportunity to be a part of a great team of people in Northern Colorado.”
Tidwell succeeds Justin Tyler, who can be reached at jtyler041780@gmail.com.