John O’Connell has exited as Program Director of Entercom’s Miami duo of Country 99.9 WKIS and Alternative “104.3 The Shark” WSFS.
O’Connell joined Entercom Miami in August 2015 to launch the Alternative station. During his time with the company he also held programming duties for Classic Hits “102.7 The Beach” WMXJ in Miami and Alternative “FM 101.9” WQMP in the Orlando market. He previously had a long run at CBS Radio West Palm Beach programming Alternative “103.1 The Buzz” from 1996-2011 and time programming Modern AC “Mix 102.3” WMBX, AC “Sunny 104.3” WEAT, and Country 107.9 WIRK as well as serving as Operations Manager until moving to Tampa in 2013. In Tampa, he programmed Sports “98.7 The Fan” WHFS and Country 99.5 WQYK.
The company has not announced its plans for who will take over the programming of the two stations.