Mr. Segura Goes To Washington

• Cumulus keeps it in the family and appoints Luis Segura as Operations Manager for News-Talk 105.9 WMAL-FM/Washington, DC, effective May 4.

Segura, a 13-year Cumulus veteran, earns the transfer from his current position as Program Director of News-Talk duo 810 KSFO/San Francisco and 790 KABC/Los Angeles. Prior to joining Cumulus 2013, Segura was an Executive Producer for CBS Radio Chicago for more than 15 years.

Brian Philips, Cumulus Chief Content Officer, said, “Among our strong field of Cumulus programmers, Luis leapt from the pack as the person possessing the energy and imagination to lead WMAL. Luis visualizes the multi-dimensional future of this big brand. The immense benefit of keeping Luis ‘in-house’ is that he will continue to offer expert counsel to our revitalized operations in San Francisco and Los Angeles, as needed.”

Jeff Boden, VP/Market Manager, Cumulus DC, commented, “We’re excited to have a programmer of Luis’ caliber to take WMAL forward. As an added bonus, he’s spent more than a decade with Cumulus, and I’m sure he will hit the ground running.”

Segura remarked, “I’m incredibly excited to work with the legendary staff of Cumulus’ flagship News/Talk. WMAL is packed with national names like Larry O’Connor and Chris Plante, and I can’t wait to join the team.”