Cumulus Media announced today that Chris Cox will retire from his position as Operations Manager for its Oxnard/Ventura cluster and Program Director of Country 100.7 KHAY.
Cox joined Cumulus in 2012 from High Desert Broadcasting in Lancaster CA where he served as Director of Programming. During his 45 year career Cox has also worked in Los Angeles, Houston, Cincinnati, Louisville, and Evansville IN.
CUMULUS MEDIA announces that Chris Cox, Operations Manager and Program Director of Country radio station 100.7 KHAY-FM in Oxnard/Ventura, CA, will retire from radio after 45 years of entertaining audiences across the U.S. Cox’s successful broadcasting career has included on-air and programming positions for radio stations in Los Angeles, Houston, Cincinnati, Louisville, Anaheim, Palmdale/Lancaster, Evansville, and Southern Illinois. He joined CUMULUS MEDIA in 2012 as Operations Manager and Program Director of 100.7 KHAY-FM.
Sommer Frisk, Regional Vice President, Cumulus Oxnard/Ventura and Stockton/Modesto, CA, said: “Oxnard-Ventura-Santa Barbara has been extremely fortunate to have benefited from Chris’s stewardship over the last seven years. What we will miss about Chris is his dedication, hard work, professionalism and relentless commitment to the success of our cluster. What we will miss MOST about Chris is his leadership, character and compassion. We wish him well in his much deserved retirement.”
Cox said: “It’s been an incredible journey, 45 years of doing what I love – who gets to say that? I have been fortunate to work with fantastic people throughout my career; especially my good friend and mentor Mike McVay, who has always been there for me. I also want to thank Market Manager Sommer Frisk for her support over the last seven years in Oxnard/Ventura. Now I’ll have time to learn a new guitar riff. Smoke On The Water is getting old.”
Well wishes may be sent to Chris Cox at Chris.Cox@cumulus.com.
