Anderssen Transfers From O-Town To ATL
• Cox Media Group (CMG) Atlanta has named Drew Anderssen as Senior Operations and Program Manager for News-Talk WSB (News 95.5 and AM 750), effective Feb. 3. In this new position, Anderssen will manage the legacy brand of WSB while also retaining his existing corporate role as CMG’s News-Talk-Sports Format Coordinator. Anderson earns the big transfer from CMG Orlando, where he is currently Director of Branding & Programming for News-Talk WDBO-FM & Sports-Talk WDBO-AM (ESPN 580) and OM of those stations, plus Classic Hits WMMO.
Pete Spriggs, Director of Branding & Programming for WSB-AM, commented, “Drew and I have worked in lock-step for the last five years as format leaders for all of our outstanding Cox Media Group News-Talk stations. He brings an overwhelming amount of experience and passion to his role and I look forward to continuing our partnership to ensure WSB remains a dominant leader in the radio space.”
Anderssen said, “WSB is one of America’s strongest and most iconic radio stations, and it’s been a career-long dream of mine to become part of this award-winning team. I’m thrilled to work one-on-one with WSB PD Pete Spriggs and the entire team to help shape the future of the WSB brand.”
Anderssen started his career with CMG in 1998 as Operations Manager of News-Talk KRMG/Tulsa, OK. In July 2012 he transferred to the PD post at sister WDBO/Orlando, and added OM stripes in 2016. Prior to joining CMG, Anderssen spent several years in promotions, research and programming in Texas and Oklahoma.
