Man Of Steele In Mobile

Cumulus Media has named Jimmy Steele as Operations Manager for its five-station cluster in Mobile, AL. In this newly created position, Steele will oversee operations for Top 40 WABD, Urban WBLX, Urban AC WDLT, Gospel WGOK-AM and News-Talk WXQW-AM. Steele will also serve as PD of WXQW-AM.

Steele is a 30-year radio pro who most recently worked for iHeartMedia in Reading, PA as PD/morning host on Hot AC WRFY (Y102) and PD of WRAW-AM/FM (Rumba 92.3/1340). Before that Steele was SVP of Programming for iHeartMedia’s six-station group in Salisbury-Ocean City, MD and Director of Operations/Brand Manager for Saga Communications in Columbus, OH. Earlier in his career Steele was OM for Clear Channel/iHeartMedia’s San Diego group; RVPP for the company’s Columbus, OH and Central Ohio regional markets and PD of WNCI. He also programmed WRVW (107.5 The River)/Nashville.

Doug Hamand, VP of Programming Operations, Cumulus Media, said, “We are very excited to bring Jimmy’s amazing track record and high caliber talents to coaching and mentoring our fabulous programming team in Mobile. Our great radio stations already dominate the ratings here and with Jimmy’s vision, experience and focus, there’s no limit to what we can achieve together!” Steele commented, “I’m thrilled to join Cumulus Media at an exciting time in the company’s evolution, and look forward to working with the talented and diverse team within the Cumulus Mobile cluster.”