Jack Taddeo has announced he will be exiting his position as Market Manager for NRG Media’s Waterloo IA cluster to take a new position at a company yet to be named later this month. In a press statement Taddeo wrote, “I’ve enjoyed working for NRG Media and am very grateful to Chuck DuCoty for hiring me, to Mary Quass for her support during the past 3+ years, and to the great staff I have worked with here. I look forward to seeing everyone in Minneapolis at Conclave 43 next week and I’ll have news of my new position very soon.”

Also departing NRG Media is Kurt Luchs after just four months as General Manager of its Omaha cluster. Luchs transferred to Omaha in February after spending five years managing the company’s Wausau WI stations.

Sandhill Media Group has appointed Jeff Roper as its new Program Director/Music Director and Morning host for Country 99.1 KUPI Rexburg/Idaho Falls ID. Roper most recently was programming Country “96.5 The Fox” KFXE Kerrville TX and has previously held on-air and programming positions in San Antonio, Myrtle Beach and Columbia SC, and Charlotte and Greensboro NC.

Marty Mitchell has exited his position as PD/Morning Host at iHeartMedia Country 107.3 WRWD Highland/Poughkeepsie NY. WRWD will move the syndicated Bobby Bones Show from nights to mornings starting Monday, July 16.