Plays In Peoria: Former Cumulus/Des Moines OM Chad Taylor joins Midwest Communications as OM for its Peoria, IL cluster and PD of Country WXCL and AC WSWT. He succeeds Fritz Moser, who departed June 19 to relocate to Indiana (CAT 5/20). Since leaving Cumulus last year (CAT 2/4/25), Taylor has been OM at KZIA, Inc. in Cedar Rapids, IA. Prior positions include OM for Townsquare/St. Cloud, MN, and roles with Community First/Spirit Lake, IA and Saga/Des Moines. He tells Country Aircheck that he's "so excited to connect with all my country friends." Reach him here.