Entercom has promoted Hot AC “Alice 97.3” KLLC San Francisco APD/afternoon host Jayn to a newly created position of Music Supervisor for KLLC and sister Alternative “Alt 105.3” KITS.
Jayn has been with KLLC since 2004, first as APD/MD, adding midday hosting duties in 2006 and moving to afternoons in 2014. She previously spent eight years as APD/MD/midday host at Alternative 94.7 KNRK Portland and has worked as KRZQ Reno and KEDJ Phoenix.
Aaron Axelsen will continue to serves as APD/MD of KITS as well as host afternoons.
Entercom, a leading media and entertainment company and one of the two largest radio broadcasters in the U.S., has announced the promotion of Jayn to the newly created role of Music Supervisor for Alice @ 97.3 (KLLC-FM) and ALT 105.3 (KITS-FM) in San Francisco. Jayn will continue as Assistant Program Director and afternoon drive host for Alice @ 97.3.
“Besides being the musical muse behind Alice for the past 16 years, Jayn has been an integral part of the ALT 105.3 music team alongside Aaron Axelsen [Assistant Program Director and Music Director, ALT 105.3],” said Greg Nemitz, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Entercom San Francisco. “Jayn and Aaron together are an unstoppable force and will continue to make these two stations leaders in this market.”
“The words ‘dream job’ are overused but when they truly apply, you need to use them again,” said Jayn. “To work for Michael Martin [Senior Vice President of Programming and Music Initiatives, Entercom] this last decade-plus at KLLC, and now with him at KITS as well, alongside the iconic Aaron Axelsen, is truly my dream job. I’m endlessly grateful to Michael, Aaron, Greg Nemitz, and Entercom.”
Jayn joined Alice @ 97.3 in 2004 as Assistant Program Director and Music Director. She expanded her role to midday host in 2006 before transitioning to afternoon drive in 2014. Prior to that, she spent the previous eight years serving as midday show on-air personality, Assistant Program Director and Music Director for sister station 94/7 Alternative Portland (KNRK-FM) in Portland, OR. Other previous roles include on-air personality for KRZQ-FM in Reno, NV and KEDJ-FM in Phoenix. Jayn began her career writing news for radio as a summer intern in the gallery of the House of Representatives.
Axelsen will remain in his roles as Assistant Program Director and Music Director of ALT 105.3