Gail Austin: Free Agent

•  Those recent iHeartMedia personnel cuts have extended into St. Louis, where RAMP has confirmed the departure of Gail Austin as SVP of Programming and PD/midday personality for Country KSD (93.7 The Bull).

Austin is probably best known for her lengthy tenure in Jacksonville, which dates back to 1997-1999 when she was PD of Jacor/Clear Channel Country WQIK. After a two-year stint in Columbus as PD of WCOL & OM of The Buckeye Country Network, Austin returned to Jacksonville in Sept. 2001 and served as OM of the Clear Channel/iHeartMedia cluster for the next decade.

Austin later served as EVP of Operations for Precision Imaging Centers Jacksonville until returning to radio in 2018 as PD of KSD, adding SVPP stripes in 2020. It’s worth noting that under Austin’s watch, in November 2020 KSD achieved the largest share ever recorded in its history (PPM or diary). Austin can now be reached at GailHowell7@gmail.com.