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Cumulus Media has appointed Mike ‘Jagger’ Thomas as Program Director of Kansas City’s CHR “95.7 The Vibe” KCHZ Ottawa KS and Rock/Alternative “X105.1” Garden City.Jagger most recently programmed iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 95.7” WKSS Hartford from 2016 until last fall. He spent twelve years in the dual role of Music Director of “Z100” WHTZ and night host at 103.5 WKTU New York from 2004 to 2016. He has also served as MD at 97.1 KZHT Salt Lake City, APD/MD of 102.3 WCKZ Fort Wayne, MD of “KC 101” WKCI New Haven, “Star 104.1” WYOK Mobile, “Hot 97.3” WEDA Birmingham and “Hot 101” WHOT-FM Youngstown.He has also hosted the syndicated Weekend Throwdown with Jagger since 2001.In addition to programming the two stations, Jagger will host afternoons at KCHZ. He fills the slot currently held by Mike O’Reilly, who is exiting to join his family business outside of radio.CUMULUS MEDIA announces that it has appointed Mike Thomas, better known as “Jagger”, as Program Director for Kansas City Rock station KCJK-FM/105.1 The X and Top 40 station KCHZ-FM/95.7 The Vibe. Jagger will also be On-Air Host, Afternoons, from 3:00pm-7:00pm on 95.7 The Vibe.Jagger was previously Program Director for WKSS-FM (Kiss 95.7) in Hartford, CT, and has been an on-air personality at stations including WKTU-FM (103.5 KTU) and WHTZ-FM (Z100) in New York City; KZHT-FM (97.1 ZHT) in Salt Lake City, UT; and WNOW-FM (Radio Now 93.1) in Indianapolis, IN, among others. He is also the creator and host of the award-winning radio show, The Weekend Throwdown With Jagger, distributed by Sun Broadcast Group. In 2018, the show was named “Best Syndicated Show” at the Promo Only Summer Sessions Awards. Donna Baker, Regional Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus Kansas City, said: “Jagger is among the best entertainers in contemporary radio. His unique connection with the audience will shine in Afternoon Drive on 95.7 The Vibe. His passion and vision at the helm as Program Director leading our talented teams on 105.1 The X and 95.7 is an exciting next step for Cumulus Kansas City.”Jagger commented: “I am thrilled about joining the very talented Cumulus Kansas City team, and I am very excited to have the chance to work closely with 95.7 The Vibe and 105.1 The X. I can’t wait to rock Afternoon Drive in KC! Thank you to Donna Baker, Doug Hamand, Brian Philips, John Dimick and Louie Diaz for the amazing opportunity.” […]

80s Plus 103.7 San Francisco Equals Revamped KOSF – RadioInsight iHeartMedia has shifted 1980s Hits “103.7 iHeart80s” to a broader Classic Hits formats as “80s Plus 103.7“. As first indicated in our Domain Insight report […]

Hubbard Radio CHR “Movin 92.5” KQMV Seattle has announced the addition of Dan ‘Huggie’ Amsden as afternoon host starting Tuesday, June 1.Amsden most recently hosted afternoons at Alpha Media CHR “Live 95.5” KBFF Portland and has also worked at CHR “103.5 Kiss-FM” KSAS-FM Boise and Hip Hop “Hot 97.5” KVEG Las Vegas. He takes the afternoon slot that had been held by former Music Director Kel Walker until Walker’s exit at the end of March.MOViN 92.5, Seattle’s #1 Hit Music Station, announces an addition to its On-Air line up. Dan “Huggie” Amsden, will entertain the Puget Sound every afternoon on MOViN 92.5. Huggie will officially take over weekdays 2pm to 7pm, beginning Tuesday, June 1st, 2021.“Huggie is an outrageous, fun, compassionate, and energetic personality,” stated Cat Thomas, MOViN 92.5 Brand and Content Director. “He brings a compelling new dimension to afternoons on MOViN 92.5!”Huggie’s path to Seattle includes Hot 97.7 (KVEG-FM Las Vegas), 103.5 KISS-FM (KSAS-FM Boise) and most recently, afternoon talent at LIVE 95.5 (KBFF-FM Portland)“I couldn’t be happier that (Hubbard Senior Vice President of Programming) Greg Strassell, (Hubbard Seattle Market Manager) Wheeler Morris, (Hubbard Seattle Operations Manager) Scott Mahalick and Cat Thomas are giving me this opportunity,” said Huggie. “I’m geek’d to be a part of the Hubbard Radio family and to MOVE with an already thriving brand. Goggle up, Seattle!” […]

Time To Rumba As 97.7 The Beat Boston Meets Its Demise – RadioInsight Rhythmic AC “97.7 The Beat” WKAF Brockton/Boston has met its demise. WKAF is currently stunting with unbranded Spanish language music telling listeners […]