Pillar Taps Couchman As Chief Prog. Officer

• Pillar Media welcomes Mike Couchman as its new Chief Programming Officer, overseeing WAWZ (Star 99.1)/New York, WAKW (Star 93.3)/Cincinnati, and KSRC (Star 101.5), KFCO (The New FLO 107.1), and KPOF-AM 910/Denver. He will succeed Matt Stockman, who recently announced his departure to pursue radio and non-profit consulting full time.

Couchman brings over 30 years of experience in broadcasting across multiple formats, serving in Christian radio programming for the last 26 years. Couchman currently serves as Operations Manager for Gateway Creative Communications in St. Louis, overseeing BOOST Radio Network, KLJY (99.1 JOY FM), and KLJT (88.1WorshipOne). Couchman helped create BOOST Radio and lead its growth from one St. Louis signal to a national network broadcasting on 25 signals across the U.S.

“We are truly grateful to welcome Mike Couchman to our team,” said Art Garza, executive director of Pillar Media. “His experience, programming expertise, heart, and vision align with our mission, and we believe God has uniquely equipped him to lead our programming team forward.”

“Serving with the team at BOOST Radio/JOY FM/WorshipOne has been an incredible privilege,” Couchman said. “I’ll always be grateful for what God allowed me to be part of. I’m also excited to see what He’s doing at Pillar Media and honored to be part of what He has in store next.”

Stockman remarked, “I’m incredibly proud of the programming team at Pillar Media. Entrusting their next chapter to another leader isn’t easy, but I’m so excited for the future of our stations with Mike Couchman at the helm.”

Couchman will begin his new role on Nov. 16 and will be based in Pillar Media’s Aurora, CO office. Stockman will stay on through the transition.