Chad Taylor Departs Cumulus/Des Moines
Taylor Departs Cumulus: Cumulus/Des Moines OM Chad Taylor has exited. "Having navigated a 30-year career without facing a similar situation, I am thankful for the outpouring of support and encouragement from my network," he says in a social media post. Taylor joined the five-station cluster, which includes KJJY and KHKI, in 2017 from the Townsquare/St. Cloud, MN, OM position (CAT 8/8/17). In addition to his Cumulus OM duties, he did mornings on KJJY, afternoons on Top 40 KWQW/Des Moines and middays on Classic Hits KRUZ/Santa Barbara. Prior stops included Community First/Spirit Lake, IA and Saga/Des Moines. Reach him here. No word on plans for the Cumulus position.
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