Paco’s A Winner In Vegas

• Beasley Media Group has promoted Paco Lopez to Program Director of Urban AC KOAS (Jammin’ 105.7)/Las Vegas. He will continue to drive you home weekdays from 2-6pm.

“We are lucky to have such a seasoned and successful professional from the format on our team,” said Peter Burton, VP/Market Manager of Beasley Las Vegas. “Having been on the air and programmed in format successfully in markets like Washington, DC, New York, Houston and Miami, we consider ourselves lucky to have Paco on staff here in Las Vegas. He’s also an incredibly positive influence in the building. We are looking forward to him having great success with us here in Las Vegas.”

Indeed, Lopez is a four-decade radio veteran who joined KOAS in June 2019, at the same time the station flipped from Rhythmic Oldies (Old School 105.7) to its current format. Before that he spent nearly six years in middays at Entercom Classic Hits WOCL (105.9 Sunny FM)/Orlando. His lengthy radio resume includes such iconic call letters as WNEW and WQHT (Hot 97)/New York, WPGC/Washington, WJHM (102 Jamz)/Orlando, KNRJ/Houston, KKFR/Phoenix and WHYI (Y100)/Miami, to name a few.He also programmed WJBT/Jacksonville and World Space Satellite’s “Oyeme” channel.

“Paco is a highly experienced and successful major-market programmer with an amazing strategic vision for KOAS,” said Justin Chase, Beasley Media Group EVP of Programming. “We’re all going to sleep well at night knowing that Paco is our PD.” Lopez remarked, “I’ve wanted to join the Beasley family for years. I’m so thankful and blessed to work with some of the best people I’ve known in all my years in the business. Thanks to Peter Burton, Justin Chase, Darrel Goodin, Dom Theodore, John Candelaria, Dave Beasing and the entire crew at Beasley for giving me this exciting opportunity!”