Neal Lands Middays At NASH/NYC

Katie Neal gets her fulltime shot in Market No. 1, as she’s upped from weekends to middays on Cumulus Country WNSH (NASH FM 94.7)/New York City. She succeeds Shila Nathan, who recently left the station. Neal (pictured) joined Cumulus in 2011 to do nights on WBNQ/Bloomington, IL; just two short years later she was living in New York as the weekends/swing jock for NASH FM 94.7 and doing sales for sister WPLJ.

Mike McVay, SVP of Content & Programming for Cumulus Media and Westwood One, said of Neal, “Katie is the epitome of the American dream and underscores the new Cumulus’ commitment to talent. A small town girl from Illinois proves her abilities by working weekends and excelling at every job she is given. If that isn’t a country song waiting to be written, I don’t know what is.” NASH FM PD John Foxx said, “Katie’s skill set, love for Country music, passion for this city and understanding of the NASH FM 94.7 brand creates the perfect alignment. There’s a lot of creativity in Katie’s execution. The investment that Katie has made in this product and in the relationship she has built on the dial, digital and social space has been explosive!”

An ecstatic Neal commented, “I’m over the moon! This is more than a dream come true. I’m so grateful to have the opportunity to play the music I grew up listening to for the most passionate listeners in the format. Thank you to Mike McVay, Chad Lopez, John Foxx and Mike Allan. I’m looking forward to an amazing 2017.”