Cumulus Media has announced the appointment of Jay Philpott as Operations Manager of their Appleton/Oshkosh WI cluster and PD/afternoon host of Classic Hits 103.9 WVBO.
Philpott quickly returns to Cumulus after departing his role as PD/afternoon host at Cumulus Media Soft AC “Love 105” 105.1 WGVX Lakeville, 105.3 WLUP Cambridge, and 105.7 WWWM-FM Eden Prairie/Minneapolis in March.
Philpott has led “Love 105” since its return in November 2018. During a career dating back to the late 70’s, Philpott has also held roles in his hometown at 104.1 KFMX, 99.5 WLOL, 92.5 KQRS, and was APD/MD at “Rock 100.3” WRQC. He has also held programming roles across the country including stints as Operations Manager of Clear Channel Charleston SC, APD/afternoon host at “Rock 100.5” WNNX Atlanta, “100.7 The Bay” WZBA Baltimore, 92.5 KZPS Dallas, 102.9 WLZR Milwaukee, “FM 99” WNOR Norfolk, and 93.7 KSD-FM St. Louis and on-air roles at “106.5 The Arch” WARH St. Louis and WHQG, WQBW and WRIT Milwaukee.
Philpott fills the position that had been vacant since Brian Davis moved to KZIA Inc. CHR “Z102.9” KZIA Cedar Rapids IA last June.
Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) announces that it has appointed Jay Philpott as Operations Manager for Cumulus Appleton-Oshkosh, WI. He will also serve as Program Director for Classic Hits station 103.9 WVBO-FM and will be heard on-air as WVBO Afternoon Host. His appointment is effective May 15, 2023.
Philpott rejoins Cumulus Media, where he was most recently Program Director and On-Air Host, Afternoons on Love 105/WGVX-FM in Minneapolis, MN, and was also heard on-air for sister station 92 KQRS-FM. Philpott was also part of the Classic Rock 24/7 format for Westwood One. Prior to that, Philpott was Afternoon Drive talent on Cumulus Atlanta’s Rock 100.5/WNNX-FM, and was Operations Manager for Cumulus Charleston, SC. He has held on-air positions for radio stations in markets including Milwaukee, WI, St. Louis, MO, Dallas, TX, Springfield, IL, Baltimore, MD, and Tacoma, WA.
John Rowe, Regional Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus Appleton-Oshkosh/Green Bay, said: “Wisconsin is excited to welcome back veteran broadcaster Jay Philpott to the airwaves. Jay knows Wisconsin and will fit perfectly with our outstanding programming team in Appleton.”
Jay Philpott said: “I knew very quickly after speaking to and meeting with John Rowe that rejoining Cumulus in Appleton/Oshkosh was the right move for me. I am thrilled to work with the incredible programming team there, and to continue working with John Dimick and Brian Philips. Coming over from Minnesota for my third tour of Wisconsin radio, I’ll still be wearing purple…but only the stuff related to Prince! Here’s to continue making great radio that our listeners love!”
Cumulus Media owns and operates five popular radio stations in the Appleton/Oshkosh market, including: 103.9 WVBO/WVBO-FM (Classic Hits), 1280-AM/WNAM-AM (Nostalgia), WOSH 93.9/1490/WOSH-AM (News/Talk), 96.9 The Fox/WWWX-FM (Alternative), and 99.5 PKR/WPKR-FM (Country).
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com