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Chad Taylor Joins Midwest As Peoria OM

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.

Jul 14, 2026 Share

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.

Feb 4, 2025 Share

Mahomes Grown

Mahomes Grown: ZBB's Zac Brown with radio partners at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Pictured (l-r) are KHKI/Des Moines, IA's Chad Taylor, KBEQ's Todd Nixon, KXKT/Omaha, NE's Erik Johnson, Brown, WDAF's Codie Allen, KXKT's Hoss Michaels, KFKF's Dale Carter, management's David Plyler and Warner Music Nashville's Michael Chase.

Jul 8, 2024 Share

Bear Necessities

Bear Necessities: KJJY/Des Moines' Two Days of Compassion Radiothon raises $131,146 for Variety – The Children’s Charity and puts 662 teddy bears into the arms of children in local hospitals. Pictured (l-r) are the charity's Alison Hanner, the station's Clint Burkhall, Jack Taddeo, Chad Taylor, John McCoy, Tony Conrad, Jacob Beals and the charity's Margie Gardiner.

Dec 28, 2023 Share

Hang In Chad: Townsquare/St. Cloud, MN OM Chad Taylor has been named OM for the five-station Cumulus/Des Moines cluster including KJJY & KHKI. He will also host afternoons on 'JJY, succeeding Jonathon Monk, who left in June (CAT 6/23). “Chad is a highly regarded Operations Manager, Program Director and on-air talent, and is as active and community involved as they come," says VP/MM Craig Hodgson. Taylor moved to St. Cloud in 2012 after four years with Community First/Spirit Lake, IA and a year with Saga/Des Moines.