Jacob ‘Jake B’ Bowling has announced his departure from his role as Assistant Program Director and afternoon host at iHeartMedia CHR “Z107.7” KSLZ St. Louis.
Bowling also was heard in afternoons at “107.5 Kiss-FM” KKDM Des Moines, “96.1 Kiss-FM” KISO Omaha and nights at “Z100” KKRZ Portland and 104.7 WNOK Columbia SC among other iHeartMedia stations.
The son of longtime Wichita KS personality turned Ponca City OK station owner ‘Lyman James’ Bowling, Jake began his career at iHeartMedia Wichita at a promotions assistant before rising to night host on CHR “Channel 96.3” KZCH under the name ‘Tight Pants’. He originally joined KSLZ to host nights in 2016 before moving back to Wichita in November 2017 to serve as APD/MD/afternoon host at “Alt 107.3” KTHR before returning to St. Louis in 2020.
In a social media post announcing his departure, Bowling wrote, “13 years with iHeartRadio is officially ending. I started this career as an 18-year-old college freshman; I grew up here. I am thankful for everything I’ve learned and experienced and for everyone I’ve met over the years. I am very proud of all I’ve accomplished. I love radio and its power to connect with people, and I will miss doing that every day. However, I want to be honest and say the last couple of years have been difficult; I’ve felt drained mentally and creatively. I wouldn’t trade my time in radio for anything, but I’ve known for a while that it was time for a change…and I can’t wait to share what I’m doing next soon”