Adams Radio Group has appointed Grant Thompson as its new Vice President/General Manager in Fort Wayne IN.

Thompson joins the company from Central Illinois Multimedia Group where he spent four years as Area Vice President and Market Manager in Champaign IL until exiting last month. He has also previously served as Area SVP/Sales for iHeartMedia Memphis and Mississippi, Market Manager for Neuhoff Communications Bloomington IL, General Sales Manager for iHeartMedia and Connoisseur Media, and Director of Operations for Forcht Broadcasting.

He succeeds Kevin Musselman, who will be retiring at the end of the month after eleven years with the cluster first as Director of Sales and then VP/GM.

Adams President/CEO Charlie Fritz said, “I believe that Grant is the right individual to lead our six stations and our talented, veteran staff into the future. Grant is passionate about radio, its unique responsibility to the local communities we serve and its effectiveness in helping clients grow their business.”

Thompson commented, “The vision that Adams’ leadership has shared has me super excited to be joining the team. I look forward to working and living in the vibrant Fort Wayne community and to partnering with the talented staff. Together, we will leverage new and existing resources for continued momentum and to create new opportunities for growth in ratings and revenue.”