Killeen Me Softly:
Former iHeartMedia/Little Rock SVPP/OM, Country KSSN PD and iHeartCountry Brand Coord. Chad Heritage has been named Townsquare/Killeen, TX Dir./Content for the cluster and Country KUSJ Brand Mgr. Additionally, Townsquare/Killeen, TX Market Pres. David B. Smith has exited after a year and a half in the role; no word on plans for the position. In a newly combined role, Heritage succeeds Nick Cash, who exited in January (CAT 1/21), and Wes Adams, who segued to the company’s Victoria market (see below). Heritage departed iHeart amid companywide cutbacks in January (CAT 1/14). He had been with the cluster since 1997, was named KSSN PD in 2002 and OM in 2008 (CAT 9/5/08) before being named to the Brand Management team in 2011 (CAT 11/3/11). Reach Heritage here.
Concurrently, Adams has been named Victoria, TX Dir./Content & Country KIXS Brand Mgr. He succeeds Joe Burris, who has departed. Adams joined Townsquare in 2016 (CAT 6/7/16) following time with Urban Radio/Muscle Shoals, AL and stops in Chicago; Greenville, NC; Valparaiso, IN; and Decatur, IL. Reach him here.
The Year End Print Special
featuring:
The Year In Music:
Morgan, Ella & More
CMA Radio Winners
Recap The Week
Label Of The Year
Big Loud Turns 10
BMG's Jon Loba:
The Interview
The 2026 Grammy
Voter's Guide
A quick reference guide to the 2026 Grammy Nominees
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You Never Forget Your First … Cousin
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