Entercom Dallas Ups Richards, Springer
• Entercom Dallas announced two leadership updates: Vince Richards has been promoted to Rock Operations Manager of Adult Hits KJKK (100.3 Jack FM) and Alternative KVIL (ALT 103.7), and Jack FM Asst. Brand Manager/morning personality JT Springer has been elevated to Jack FM Brand Manager, Richards’ former position.
Brian Purdy, Regional President/Market Manager, Entercom Dallas said, “We’re extremely proud to elevate these two tremendous leaders and reward the hard work and dedication of two individuals who play substantial roles in the success of our business. I have full trust in Vince and JT’s ability to lead these iconic local brands and leverage their experience and talents to take them to new heights.”
Richards (left) has served as Brand Manager of Jack FM since December 2020. Before that he was Operations Manager for Entercom Sacramento since 2018. Richards joined the company in 1996 as OM of KQRC (98.9 The Rock)/Kansas City. His other programming roles include Nat’l Operations Manager for Townsquare Media and OM of iHeartMedia Houston/Dallas. “Congratulations to JT for this well-deserved and long overdue promotion,” said Richards. “I look forward to continue working with him on Jack FM and now with [KVIL midday personality] Bailey. I couldn’t be more grateful and excited to build upon the success of these two iconic brands. Thanks to Brian Purdy, Pat Paxton, Jeff Sottolano and the Entercom Dallas team for entrusting me with this expanded role and for the opportunity to maximize our footprint in DFW.”
A DFW native, Springer (right) launched his radio career with sister stations KRLD (105.3 The Fan) and KRLD-AM (Newsradio 1080). “I’m thrilled to take on the Brand Manager role and continue to host morning drive on the station and market I have an intimate connection with,” said Springer. “I want to thank my mentor of over 10 years Brian Purdy, Vince Richards, Pat Paxton, Jeff Sottolano and Susan Larkin for this incredible show of confidence in my abilities.”
