Veteran programmer Rick Vaughn is returning to iHeartMedia as Salt Lake City SVP/Programming.

Vaughn joins iHeart after spending the past decade at Cumulus Media Salt Lake as Operations Manager and Program Director of CHR “Power 94.9/101.9” KENZ/KHTB and Rock 101.1 KBER. He previously spent fifteen years at iHeart with time programming Rhythmic CHR KGGI Riverside, CHR’s WKSS-FM Hartford, KHTS-FM San Diego, WIOQ Philadelphia, WKSC-FM Chicago, and WWPW Atlanta along with Alternative WRDA Atlanta. He would also program Beasley Rhythmic CHR “Wired 96.5” WRDW-FM Philadelphia and early in his career worked at KZFN Moscow ID, KZZU Spokane, and KKFR Phoenix.

Vaughn said, “This is an incredible opportunity to help shape the future of iHeart Salt Lake City. iHeartMedia is committed to excellence, innovation and growth, and I’m excited to return to the iHeart family to collaborate with such a talented team, create compelling content, engage listeners across every platform, and deliver outstanding results for our advertising partners.”

“We are excited and fortunate to welcome Rick back to iHeart to lead programming for our cluster,” said Joyce Wirthlin, Market President for iHeartMedia Salt Lake City. “His proven leadership, creativity and track record of building winning stations will be invaluable for our listeners and partners in Salt Lake City.”