Following the appointment of Jay West as Brand Manager of AC “92.9 The Wave” WVBW and exit of Rusty James, Max Media Norfolk has tabbed Eddie Haskell as Vice President of Operations and Programming.
Haskell most recently served as Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia Fort Collins CO until exiting in January’s layoffs. He previously programmed Country 98.5 KYGO Denver from 2013-2016, spent nine years as OM of Citadel’s Albuquerque cluster where he programmed Country 92.3 KRST, and programmed WYCD Detroit, KKAT-FM Salt Lake City, WXLK Roanoke, and KDJM Denver.
He will also serve as Brand Manager and afternoon host of Country “97.3 The Eagle” WGH-FM Newport News.
Eddie Haskell will join Max Media’s Norfolk/Virginia Beach cluster as VP of Operations and Programming on April 1st. In addition, Haskell will serve as Brand Manager and afternoon personality of New Country 97.3 The Eagle(WGH-FM).
“I knew Eddie was the right person for the job when I met him. He’s full of passion for radio and knows how to motivate and inspire his team. We’re excited to have him join the Max Media team,” commented Keith Barton, VP/GM of Max Media Hampton Roads.
Haskell was most recently Sr VP of Programming for iHeart Media’s Ft. Collins, CO cluster. Prior positions include Program Director of KYGO/Denver, Operations Manager for Cumulus/Albuquerque and Program Director of WYCD/Detroit.
“I’m so excited to join the team at Max Media. The culture that GM Keith Barton has fostered feels like a perfect fit. I can’t wait to get in the building and start working with these great brands. Plus, it’s a great time to be moving to the beach… just in time for summer.”