Audacy has appointed Jay Michaels as Assistant Brand Manager of Hot AC “Mix 96.5” KHMX and Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH Houston. He will also serve as midday host for KHMX.

Michaels joins Audacy from Cumulus Media Shreveport LA where he served as Operations Manager and PD/morning host for Hot AC “Q97.3” KQHN. Prior to heading to Shreveport in 2019 he spent seven years at Cumulus Indianapolis as PD of CHR “Energy 93.9” WYRG and Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK. He has also worked at WMGI Terre Haute, WDJX Louidsville, and WSTO Evansville IN.

Audacy welcomes Jay Michaels as assistant brand manager of Mix 96.5 (KHMX-FM) and 95.7 The Spot (KKHH-FM) in Houston. Michaels will also host middays on Mix 96.5.

“Jay’s experience, passion for programming and creativity in radio brand marketing stations make him a great fit for Audacy Houston,” said Melissa Chase, vice president of programming, Audacy Houston. “We are so excited to have him join our team!”

“From the first time I spoke to Melissa Chase and Sarah Frazier, I knew this is where I wanted to be,” said Michaels. “The culture and environment that they’ve built in Houston is amazing! KHMX is an iconic station and I’m still pinching myself that I’ll get to be a part of it. I’m so excited to join an innovative and audio-first company like Audacy.”

Michaels joins Audacy after spending the last 11 years with Cumulus Media, beginning at Cumulus Indianapolis programming WJJK and WRWM, and most recently as operations manager for the company’s five-station cluster in Shreveport, LA. Previously, he served as program director of KQHN and KRMD and morning show host on KQHN and stations in Providence, RI, Lexington, KY, Boise, ID and Cincinnati, OH. Other prior radio stops include Alpha Media Louisville and Midwest Communications in Terre Haute, IN and Evansville, IN.