Knight, Williams Upped At Cumulus NOLA

Cumulus Media announced two programming department upgrades from within its New Orleans station group — Talus Knight (left), PD of Urban KKND (Power 102.9) and Urban AC KMEZ (Old School 106.7) has been promoted to Operations Manager for the cluster, and Shawn Williams (right) has been awarded APD stripes for WRKN (NASH FM 92.3) and WZRH (106.1 the Underground). Ms. Williams will continue to do middays on WZRH and afternoons on NASH.

Pat Galloway, RVP/Market Manager Cumulus Media New Orleans/Baton Rouge/Columbus-Starkville, said, “Sometimes the best fits for your team are already on your team, and this is exactly what happened in New Orleans with the promotion of Talus Knight to Operations Manager of the cluster. Talus’ positive attitude, knowledge of the market, ability to produce incredible concerts and events, and leadership skills is exactly what we need in an Operations Manager.”

Speaking of Williams, Galloway continued, “Shawn is a true New Orleanian, and embodies the unique culture of our incredible city — she even has her own band. Shawn’s incredible work effort and team collaboration make her the right person for this position.” Knight commented, “As a result of Pat Galloway’s leadership at Cumulus NOLA we’ve been able to do some remarkable things this year and I look forward to working with him to continue the growth of our brands heading into 2017.”