With the promotion of Clay Walker to Vice President of Content Operations, Audacy has announced that Drew Bland will add programming duties for Country “93.1 The Wolf” WPAW Winston-Salem/Greensboro.
Bland will rise to Regional Vice President of Country adding WPAW to his duties as Brand Manager for “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF Seattle and 107.9 KMLE Phoenix. He also hosts afternoons on KMLE as ‘Drew Blando’.
Bland began his career at KMLE in multiple roles including night host, morning show producer, midday host, Music Director, and Assistant Program Director, and Interim Program Director before moving to Cox Media Group’s “K92.3” WWKA Orlando as Program Director from 2014 to 2017 when he joined KKWF in the same role. After departing in March 2020 to become VP of Promotion at Monument Records, he would return to KMLE as Brand Manager in August 2021 and then added back oversight of KKWF in April 2022.
Audacy has promoted Drew Bland to Regional Vice President of Country. In this expanded role, Bland will add regional oversight of 93.1 The Wolf (WPAW-FM) in Greensboro. He will continue to have regional oversight as Brand Manager of 100.7 The Wolf (KKWF-FM) in Seattle and KMLE Country @ 107.9 (KMLE-FM) in Phoenix.
“Drew has continued to demonstrate exceptional ability to program and lead country brands in competitive markets and is a leading strategic and creative thinker in our industry with a history of winning brands,” said Tim Roberts, Country Format Vice President, Audacy. “We look forward to having him step into this new role to continue sound programming for these iconic brands.”
“I am thrilled Drew is joining us in Greensboro,” said Lisa Powell, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Audacy Greensboro. “He has a proven track record and is a formidable competitor in the audio landscape. Drew will take 93.1 The Wolf to new heights, building on the strong foundation and success that Clay Walker delivered for our fans and client partners.”
“I’m excited to elevate to this position and be able to work even closer with the dynamic brands, personalities and programmers that make Audacy Country truly one of a kind,” said Bland.
Bland has been leading radio brands and teams for nearly 20 years, including KMLE-FM in Phoenix, KKWF-FM in Seattle and WWKA-FM in Orlando. In 2021, following a stint as Vice President of Promotion for Sony’s Monument Records, Bland returned to Audacy to reclaim the Brand Manager position at KMLE Country @ 107.9. In 2022, he added KKWF in Seattle to his oversight for a second time.
For 93.1 The Wolf in Greensboro, Bland will replace Clay Walker, who was recently elevated to Vice President of Content Operations for the company.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com