Midwest Communications has appointed Fritz Moser as Operations Manager of its Peoria IL cluster and Program Director of Country “104.9 The Wolf” WXCL.
Moser joins the seven station cluster from Reising Radio Partners’ four station group in Columbus IN where he had been serving as Vice President and General Manager since July 2022 after previously programming the company’s “Korn Country 100.3” WYGB, Classic Hits “Mojo 102.9” WXCH and Classic Country “Korn 1460/97.7” WJCP from 2018-22. He also hosted afternoons at WYGB.
Moser previously spent the majority of his career in Indianapolis starting his career in 1987 as a promotions assistant and host on 1430 WIRE and 103.3 WMJC before joining Country 95.5 WFMS as Programming Assistant and host from 1990-92. After a brief sojurn in Billings MT, Moser joined CHR 99.5 WZPL in 1993 as APD/MD. He would then program for White River Broadcasting in Columbus IN from 1996 to 1999 before joining Susquehanna turned Cumulus Indianapolis in multiple roles from 1999 to 2009. Moser then joined Country “97.1 Hank-FM” WLHK as Program Director from 2009 until 2018.
Moser stated, “This crew has built strong, relevant brands that continue to connect with the audience. It’s exciting to be part of this forward thinking group of on-air pros.” Moser will succeed Rick Hirschmann who is exiting at the end of the month to relocate closer to family.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com