Brian Michel Named PD of KYGO/Denver
• Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO/Denver has appointed Brian Michel as its new Program Director, effective Wednesday, May 1.
Michel arrives from Atlanta, where he was most recently Regional Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia’s Atlanta region and PD of Country WUBL (94.9 The Bull). Prior to moving to Atlanta in January 2012, Michel spent a decade as Operations Manager for Simmons Media in Salt Lake City. The move marks a return to the Mile High City for Michel, who programmed Urban station KXUU/Denver back in the day, and he also served as VP of Programming in Fort Wayne.
“I couldn’t be happier having Brian lead our best-in-class radio station,” said Bonneville Denver VP/Market Manager Bob Call. “Brian will bring a fresh competitive energy to KYGO after seven successful years handling day-to-day programming at Atlanta’s top-rated country station, 94.9 The Bull. I’m especially impressed with Brian’s success across a number of formats including overseeing WWPW (Power 96.1)/Atlanta, plus the 76 stations in his region.”
Michel commented, “I’m honored to be selected to not only lead this legendary radio station, but also work with a world-class organization that emphasizes local media while doing so much good in the community. A special thanks to Bob Call for believing in me and giving me this opportunity to return to the Mile High City.”
Michel succeeds John E. Kage, who resigned in January and crossed the street to program iHeartMedia Top 40 KPTT (95.7 The Party)/Denver.
