Radio One has announced the appointment of Erwin ‘Katt D’ Hill as Operations Manager of their Raleigh/Durham cluster.
Hill has been with the company’s Atlanta cluster since 2003 where he has served as APD/MD at Adult R&B “Magic 97.5/107.5” WUMJ/WAMJ since 2009 and Program Director of R&B Oldies “Classix 102.9” since its launch in December 2017. He has also been serving as Interim APD/MD at Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC Durham/WFXK Bunn in the Raleigh market.
Radio One, a division of Urban One − the largest distributor of urban content in the country, announced the promotion of Erwin “Katt D” Hill to Operations Manager at Radio One Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. Urban One is the largest African American-owned multimedia provider of content targeted to the Black and Urban consumer.
Katt D’s career with Urban One launched in 2003 at Radio One’s ATL cluster of radio stations. In 2009, KAtt was promoted to Assistant Program Director for Majic 97.5/107.5 (WAMJ/WUMJ) as well as Program Director of Classix 102.9 (W275BK). Additionally, he has a background in the mainstream urban format.
Since his recent interim appointment at Foxy 107-104 as an Assistant Program Director, KAtt has demonstrated his keen ability to seamlessly transition into a new role in support of the company’s needs and he has proven himself to be an asset to the team. “It is my pleasure to announce that Erwin “Katt D” Hill will be our next Operations Manager at Radio One Raleigh!” stated Gary Weiss, Vice President and General Manager, Radio One Raleigh-Durham. “Katt checks all of the boxes with his depth of experience, his recent success in his interim role, and his ‘high tech/high touch’ acumen. He and his wife, Carla, look forward to settling in the Raleigh area.”
When asked about his new promotion, KAtt responded, “I’m so excited about this new opportunity to work with such talented individuals. I can already see that the Raleigh team is extremely passionate about the music as well as their community. I look forward to being a part of such a creative group. Nothing but up from here!”
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com