iHeartMedia CHR “96.7 Kiss-FM” KHFI Georgetown/Austin TX has announced the appointment of Rex Long as Program Director.
Long most recently had been working at the iHeartMedia Salt Lake City cluster, but programmed Cumulus Media CHR “98.9 Magic-FM” KKMG Colorado Springs from June 2017 until September 2019. He also spent seven years programming CHR “Y102” 101.9 WHHY Montgomery AL and “Power 103” KCDD Abilene TX.
iHeartMedia announced today that Rex Long has been named Program Director for 96.7 KISS FM, Austin’s #1 Hit Music Station, effective immediately. iHeartMedia Austin has a strong cross-platform presence and includes a number of iconic brands and franchises — both broadcast and digital — encompassing more than seven stations comprised of music, talk and news formats.
iHeartMedia has the leading consumer reach and influence across multiple platforms and delivers more live programming than any other media company. As Program Director for 96.7 KISS FM, Long will be responsible for overseeing the day- to-day operations of the station’s music, on-air personalities, programming, promotions and digital operations. He will report to Matt Martin, Region President for iHeartMedia Austin/San Antonio.
“Rex’s abundance of energy, his creative ideas to connect with listeners, combined with his strategic vison to be a fabric of Austin’s culture make Rex a perfect fit to continue building the KISS brand,” said Martin. “We are very excited to welcome Rex to ATX.”
Long joins the Austin market from iHeartMedia Salt Lake City. Prior to that he served as the Program Director for KKMG-FM in Colorado, Springs and Program Director for KCDD-FM, KHXS-FM and KTLT- FM in Abilene, Texas. He began his career in Canton, Texas as a morning show on-air personality for Canton Broadcasters.“The energy and team at iHeartMedia Austin is one that I am beyond grateful to be a part of,” said Long. “Being able to come back home to Texas and work alongside this terrific team, ‘The Billy The Kidd Show’ and to help grow a heritage brand like KISS is my childhood dream. Thank you iHeartMedia for giving me the opportunity.”