Saga Communications has appointed Wes Styles as Program Director and afternoon host at Rock “Lazer 103.3” KAZR Pella/Des Moines IA.
Styles joins KAZR from Neuhoff Media Bloomington IL where he was Operations Manager and Program Director as well as morning host on “Rock 96.7” WIHN Normal until departing at the end of August ahead of his move to Des Moines. He had been with Neuhoff Bloomington since February 2019 after previously holding programming roles at Community Broadcasters Fort Walton Beach FL, Rock 92.7 WQLZ/AAA 97.7 WLCE Springfield IL, Rock “Q103.9/103.5” WQBK/WQBJ Albany NY, “Rock 105” WXQR New Bern NC, and “Rock 104” WWIZ Youngstown OH.
Styles said, “I can’t tell you how genuinely excited I am to hit the ground running with this team. This is such a legendary station with a super talented group behind the scenes and on the microphones. I want to thank Stephanie Heide and Leigh McNabb for their trust and belief in me to lead LAZER. Let’s rock!”
General Manager Stephanie Heide added, “We are excited for the experience, knowledge, and talent that Wes brings to the Program Director position at LAZER 103.3. He is a fantastic addition to our leadership team here at Des Moines Media Group.”
Styles can be reached at wstyles@desmoinesmediagroup.com, where he is already settling into the Program Director role. He debuts in afternoons on Monday, September 23rd. He fills the position that had been held by Andy Hall until the end of June.
