National Treasure:
iHeartMedia/Kentucky-Indiana Regional Dir./Country Programming Jay Cruze has been named Country PD for the company's National Programming Group. Cruze rose to his most recent post three years ago (CAT 4/22/16), where he served as PD for WAMZ/Louisville & WBUL/Lexington. He will remain based in Louisville and keeps his WAMZ afternoon airshift with co-host Amy Nic. Cruze's prior stops include Bigger Picture and radio roles in Augusta, GA; Panama City, FL and Chattanooga. Congratulate him here. The search is underway for his replacement; apply here.
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