CUMULUS MEDIA announces that it has appointed veteran Rock radio programmer, Dave Rossi, as Program Director for heritage Rock station, WKSM/99ROCK in Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL. Rossi joins Cumulus from iHeartMedia Nashville, TN, where he was program director for Classic Rock WNRQ-FM/105.9 The Rock and Alternative WNRQ-HD2/ALT983. Prior to that, he was Program Director of Tuned-In Broadcasting’s WRLT-FM/Lightning 100 in Nashville. Rossi was previously Program Director of AAA WWMM-FM/Live 100.5 in Birmingham, AL, and co-owned WRAX-FM in Lake Isabella, MI. Rossi also programmed Alternative WAVF-FM/96 Wave in Charleston, SC, and WIOT-FM/Toledo.
Ashley Allegretto, Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, said: “We are elated to have Dave join the Fort Walton Beach team! Dave’s wealth of knowledge, years of experience, and creativity in the Rock format make him a natural fit to lead our heritage Rock station.”
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