Audacy has announced the return of Ross Mahoney to the company as Regional VP for Alternative overseeing “Alt 107.5” KXTE Las Vegas, “Alt 96.5” KRBZ-FM Kansas City, “FM 101.9” WQMP Orlando, and “Alt 102.1” WRXL Richmond.
Mahoney served as Program Director of then “X107.5” KXTE from 2016 until the company’s restructuring of the Alternative format in September 2020. He previously spent fifteen years at “103.1 The Buzz” WPBZ West Palm Beach rising from weekend host to APD/MD/afternoon host between 1996 and 2011 and also programmed 98.7 WRMR Wilmington NC.
With the return of Mahoney to the company, Matt Malone exits. Malone joined the company in 2019 as Program Director of WQMP and later relocated to Las Vegas. He has also served as APD/MD/evening host at “X105.1” KCJK Kansas City, APD/afternoon host of “New Rock 107.3” KURQ San Luis Obispo and worked on-air at “FM 102.1” WLUM Milwaukee
Audacy announced the addition of Ross Mahoney as Regional Vice President for Alternative. In this role, Mahoney will oversee ALT 107.5 (KXTE-FM) in Las Vegas, ALT 96.5 (KRBZ-FM) in Kansas City, FM 101.9 (WQMP-FM) in Orlando and ALT 102.1 (WRXL-FM) in Richmond.
“Ross is a passionate, thoughtful and strategic programmer who understands the current landscape and is eager to jump in and make a positive impact,” said Kevin Weatherly, Alternative Format Vice President, Audacy. “We can’t wait for him to get started.”
“I’m very excited to return to Audacy and join the incredibly talented team of alternative leadership,” said Mahoney. “I’d like to thank Jeff Sottolano, Dave Richards, Kevin Weatherly and Dan Kearney for this tremendous opportunity. This feels like a homecoming for me and I am thrilled to get started in this next chapter.”
Mahoney returns to Audacy after previously serving as Brand Manager for ALT 107.5 (KXTE-FM) in Las Vegas. Prior stops include WRMR in Wilmington, NC, where he served as Program Director, and WPBZ in West Palm Beach, FL, where he started his radio career as an intern and rose to Assistant Program Director, Music Director and Afternoon Drive Host.
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