It’s Summers Time In Albuquerque

• Cumulus News-Talk KKOB (News Radio 96.3/770)/Albuquerque, NM has appointed John Summers as News Director. Summers is an award-winning journalist who was most recently Brand Manager and News Director for Saga News-Talk WHCU-AM & FM/Ithaca, NY. Prior to that, he was Regional Program Director and News Director for the Northwest News Radio Network and the Washington Ag Network. Summers’ news career also includes stops at WIBW-AM/Topeka, KS, KHTS-AM/Santa Clarita, CA and KOH-AM/Reno, NV.

“We are thrilled to welcome John to the News Radio KKOB family,” said Jared Hart, Operations Manager of Cumulus Albuquerque. “He’s a great fit to lead this iconic Albuquerque station into an exciting new chapter and to help capitalize on our recent expansion of the KKOB brand.”

An equally thrilled Summers commented, “I’m thrilled to become part of the awesome Southwest legend, KKOB. I really appreciate Jeff Berry and Jared Hart’s confidence in my journalistic vision for the giant AM-FM signals involved — and I love New Mexico. This is going to be fun.”