Wilkins Named PD of New Nashville Station
“Jason is deeply ingrained in Nashville’s multi-genre music scene and will bring LOCAL to Middle Tennessee’s newest music station,” said Steve Swenson, President & CEO of Nashville Public Radio. “In addition to being a veteran radio professional, Jason is a student of emerging music and the ideal person to bring our new music discovery station to the airwaves. We can’t wait to share our new format with the community as it will reflect the diversity and energy of all Nashville’s music.”
“I’m grateful and ecstatic for the opportunity to help Nashville Public Radio launch our Music Discovery station,” Wilkins said. “This city has one of the most vibrant music scenes in the world and more people working in the industry per capita than anywhere in the U.S. We look forward to giving those voices new ways to be heard.” Working with Wilkins on the launch of the new station is Mike Henry of Paragon Media Strategies and veteran programmer Steve Davis of DK Media Solutions.
Nashville Public Radio Nashville Public Radio serves Middle Tennessee on 90.3 FM WPLN News, 91Classical 91.1 FM, WPLN International 1430 AM, WPLN HD2 and at nashvillepublicradio.org.