Riverside's Ward To PD: CBS Radio KFRG/Riverside MD/morning personality Scott Ward has been named PD for the Riverside & Palm Springs cluster's five stations including KFRG, Country KXFG, Classic Hits KVFG, Sports KRAK and AC KEZN. OM/PD Lee Douglas has retired. Ward will continue in mornings at KFRG. He joined the cluster in 1995, adding MD duties in 2010.

"This is a very well-deserved promotion, and I'm thrilled for our stations to have the expertise of one of radio's finest program directors,” says SVP/MM Michael Valenzuela. Adds Ward, "We've got great teams across our stations who work hard every day creating great content and keeping the fun alive for our local listeners." Reach him here.