George King Departs Westwood One

Longtime Westwood One VP/GM, Network Formats George King is among those affected by this week's Cumulus layoffs (CAT 11/12). Cumulus is the parent company of Westwood One, where King worked for 12 years, rising from VP/Country Programming to his most recent role in 2019 (CAT 7/18/19). Prior career stops include Townsquare Media, where he served as OM/Western Region Brand Leader, and programming jobs with then-Clear Channel in San Antonio and WMZQ/Washington, DC. Reach him here.

Nov 13, 2026 Share

Cumulus Cuts Impact Country

Cumulus WKHX/Atlanta PD Mike Moore has exited amid companywide cuts. He joined WKHX in 2019 (CAT 10/7/19) after more than 16 years with then-Entercom/Portland, where he rose to VPP and KWJJ PD. Prior programming posts include WSIX/Nashville, WWYZ/Hartford and WWKA/Orlando. Moore was inducted into the Country Radio Hall of Fame in 2024. Reach him here.

Other Country talent displaced in the layoffs include KATM/Modesto afternoon host Tony Randall and KSKS/Fresno morning co-host Joe Castelan. Randall joined KATM last year (CAT 11/20/25). Prior to that, while working with his then partner Kris Rochester, Randall did mornings at WIVK/Knoxville for nearly five years, with earlier stops at KSON/San Diego, KUSS/San Diego and national syndication via USRN. Castelan joined KSKS in 2023 as morning co-host with Kris Daniels (CAT 7/21/23), who is now solo in mornings. Before that, Castelan was Dir./Promotions and morning host at KATM, giving him a 10-year total run with Cumulus. Reach Randall here and Castelan here.

Nov 12, 2026 Share

BMG Layoffs Impact Nashville

BMG Layoffs: Realignment from the BMG/Concord merger has impacted several in Nashville, including BMG Publishing VP/Creative Chris Oglesby, Dir./Creative Services Patricia Wittmer, Mgr./A&R Catalog Faith Beller and Mgr./Creative Layne Faltinsky. Oglesby has 23 years with the company in two stints, Wittmer has 24 years of tenure, Beller eight and Faltinsky joined in 2024. The layoffs follow last month's changes to the BMG/BBR Music Group promotion team structure (Breaking News 9/17). Reach Oglesby here, Wittmer here, Beller here and Faltinsky here.

Oct 30, 2026 Share

Lesley Named SummitMedia/Knoxville Brand Manager

Smoky Mountain Reign: Former Top 40 WNOK/Columbia, SC & WWXM/Myrtle Beach PD Matt "Brodie" Lesley has been named Brand Mgr. for the four-station SummitMedia/Knoxville cluster including WCYQ, where he will do middays. Former WCYQ Brand Mgr./midday host Matt Cooper departed last week (CAT 10/27). In addition to his former PD roles with iHeartMedia, where he worked from 2019 until earlier this year, Lesley served as the company's Music Curator for Top 40 stations in Cincinnati, Fresno and Austin. He is a veteran of more than 20 years in radio, with previous stints at KCHZ/Kansas City, WSEA & WSYN/Myrtle Beach and KQLK/Lake Charles, LA. “I’ve gone country!” he says. “I’m excited to start this new chapter with SummitMedia and WCYQ and help bring great Country radio to East Tennessee." Reach him here.

Oct 29, 2026 Share

September CDM Ratings

High Way 101:  Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for September 2026 (three-month rolling average, 6/25-9/16) compared with July and August. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Chattanooga, TN (Market 93)	WUSY Audacy 7.9 (1) - 8.8 (1) - 10.3 (1) Largest share since February. WUUQ Bahakel Classic Country 4.1 (5) - 3.1 (7) - 3.6 (6) WOGT Cumulus  Does not subscribe.
Huntsville, AL (99)	WDRM iHeartMedia 10.2 (1) - 9.7 (1) - 9.8 (1)
Jackson, MS (125)	WMSI iHeartMedia 4.2 (4) - 5.5 (4) - 5.4 (4) WUSJ New South 3.2 (7) - 2.6 (7t) - 2.6 (8) WHJT New South Classic Country 1.7 (9) - 1.9 (9) - 2.1 (9t)
Madison, WI (88)	WMAD iHeartMedia 5.0 (5) - 4.4 (5) - 3.8 (5) WWQM Mid-West Family 2.9 (9t) - 2.1 (12) - 2.3 (10) WJVL Big Radio N/A - N/A - 1.4 (12)

Oct 27, 2026 Share

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