Cumulus Media has hired Kathy Brown as Program Director of Urban “Z93” 93.3 WWWZ Summerville and Urban AC “Magic 107.3” WMGL Ravenel/Charleston SC.
Brown joins Cumulus from iHeartMedia St. Louis where she was programming Urban “100.3 The Beat” KMJM and Gospel “Hallelujah 1600” KATZ. Brown also spent 14 years as OM of Radio-One Baltimore and Regional Program Director for Radio-One overseeing the company’s Urban AC stations.
Cumulus Media announces that it has appointed 20-year radio programming professional Kathy Brown as Program Director for WWWZ-FM and WMGL-FM, heritage Urban radio stations in Charleston, SC. Brown joins Cumulus Media-Charleston from iHeart Media-St. Louis, where she was Program Director of Urban station KMJM and Gospel station KATZ-AM. She was previously Assistant Program Director at CBS Radio-Atlanta’s Urban station, WVEE. Prior to that, Brown was Operations Manager for Radio One’s WWIN-AM/FM, WERQ and WOLB in Baltimore, MD, and became Regional Program Director during her 14-year tenure, serving Urban AC stations in markets including Washington, DC, Richmond, VA, and Baltimore, as well as Augusta, GA, Detroit, MI, and Los Angeles, CA.
Bill West, Operations Manager, Cumulus Media-Charleston, said: “Kathy is a pro and I’ve already been inspired by hearing her ideas for our brands here in Charleston.”
Brown said: “I am very excited to join the Cumulus team in Charleston and embrace the programming direction from VP Ken Johnson. Charleston is full of great tradition and heritage and I am looking forward to making great radio history! What a wonderful opportunity to continue to grow and learn and give back to the community.”