Church Named OM, Alpha Media Dayton/Canton

• Clay Church has been named Operations Manager for Alpha Media’s Dayton and Canton, OH stations — the Dayton cluster includes Rhythmic WDHT, Urban AC WROU, Adult Hits WGTZ, Country WCLI, and Sports-Talk WING, while the Canton group is Hot AC WHBC-FM and News-Talk WHBC-AM. He succeeds Bo Matthews, who earlier this year was promoted to oversee Alpha Media San Jose.

Church brings with him 24 years of operations and programming experience, the last 20 years as Director of Content/Operations Manager for Townsquare Media’s Flint, MI properties.

Alpha Media SVP/Market Manager Brett Beshore commented, “After a lengthy, nationwide search, we found the best possible candidate to lead our successful teams in Dayton and Canton, and Clay brings all of Alpha’s core values to the market. He knows how to lead a team, build strong brands, and execute digital strategies to grow our ratings and revenue. We’re excited to welcome him aboard.”\

Church stated, “I’m very excited to take the next step in my career with Alpha Media and the incredible people in Dayton and Canton. The great stations in both markets are a direct reflection of the talent inside the buildings. I hope to add my skillset to the outstanding teams already in place.”