Emmis Communications has announced a series of promotions at Sports “The Fan” 93.5 W228CX/107.5 W298BB/93.1 WIBC-HD2 Indianapolis following the departure of Jeff Rickard for the Brand Manager position at Audacy’s 93.7 WEEI-FM Boston.

VP/Programming David Wood will add programming responsibilities for The Fan in addition to the same duties he holds at News/Talk 93.1 WIBC. Wood previously programmed the station from 2010 to 2013.

Executive Producer Todd Meyer has been promoted to APD of The Fan, while WIBC APD Matt Hibbeln will assume additional programming responsibilities at both stations.

Emmis Communications today announced a series of promotions and changes in responsibilities for Indianapolis’s sports talk leader, 93.5FM & 107.5FM The Fan.

David Wood will remain vice president of programming for the entire Emmis Indianapolis cluster, and will add programming responsibilities of both The Fan and 93.1 WIBC FM. He previously programmed The Fan from 2010-2013.

Todd Meyer has been named assistant program director of The Fan. This is a promotion from his previous role as executive producer.

Matt Hibbeln remains as assistant program director for WIBC and will assume additional programming responsibilities.

“Collectively, these three Emmis programming veterans have more than 60 years of experience at Emmis Indianapolis, and have all shown an enduring commitment to these iconic Indianapolis brands,” said Taja Graham, Emmis Indianapolis market president. “The continuity they bring, coupled with their creativity and hard work, will ensure Emmis Indianapolis continues to grow and serve as the market leader.”

Emmis Indianapolis includes The Fan 93.5/107.5, WIBC 93.1, B105.7, Hank FM 97.1 and Network Indiana.

The changes are effective immediately.