Cumulus Media has appointed Don Pollnow as its new VP/Market Manager for its Montgomery AL cluster.
Pollnow joins Cumulus after most recently serving as Market President for iHeartMedia from June 2019 until November 2020. He has previously served as General Manager for Clear Channel Little Rock, Renda Oklahoma City, NRG Media Wausau, and Cumulus Topeka during his career. He has also spent five years as National Sales Manager for LM Communications in Lexington KY.
He fills the slot held by Marvin Kopman since July 2014.
CUMULUS MEDIA announces that it has appointed Don Pollnow as Vice President/Market Manager for Cumulus Montgomery, AL. In his new role, Pollnow will oversee the company’s six Montgomery radio stations, including: Mix 103.3/WMXS-FM (AC); News Radio 1440/WLWI-AM (News/Talk); Sports Radio 740/WMSP-AM (Sports/Talk); WLWI 92/WLWI-FM (Country); 95.1 The Fox/WXFX-FM (Classic Rock); and Y102/WHHY-FM (CHR).
Pollnow was previously Market President for iHeartMedia Wichita, KS, and prior to that, was Vice President/Market Manager for Cumulus Green Bay, WI. In addition, he has successfully led radio station clusters as General Manager/Market Manager for NRG Media in Wausau/Stevens Point, WI, as General Manager/Market Manager for Clear Channel/iHeartMedia, and as General Manager/Market Manager for Renda Broadcasting in Oklahoma City, OK. Pollnow was also National Sales Manager for LM Communications/Lexington, KY, and Sales Manager, Sports Radio 1300 WLXG/Hank 96.1, Lexington, KY. He holds a B.A. degree in Business Administration from Columbia College in Columbia, MO.
Mark Sullivan, SVP, Operations, CUMULUS MEDIA, said: “I’m excited to have the opportunity to work with Don again. I look forward to his future successes that follow those that he has had throughout his career and previously with Cumulus.”Pollnow commented: “I would like to thank Mary Berner, Bob Walker and Mark Sullivan for this opportunity. I am beyond thrilled to be returning to Cumulus and to be joining the experienced team in Montgomery. With the great culture, support and resources of Cumulus, we will continue to be a top-performing market for the company.”