Fort Walton Beach Radio: Chris Kellogg New OM For Cumulus

Chris Kellogg

Cumulus Media announces that it has appointed Chris Kellogg as Operations Manager for its five-station cluster in Fort Walton Beach, FL, where he will oversee operations for Rock WKSM 99.5 FM, AC WNCV 93.3 FM, Country WYZB 105.5 FM, Top40 WZNS 96.5 FM and News/Talk WFTW 1260 AM.

He will also serve as Program Director for WNCV and WFTW and On-Air Co-Host of the WNCV morning show with Co-Host Lisa Captain.

Kellogg moves to Fort Walton Beach from Columbia, MO, where he was Operations Manager for Cumulus Media-Columbia/Jefferson City for the past 12 years. Kellogg has deep experience in programming formats including: Adult Contemporary, News Talk, Classic Hits, Oldies, Classic Rock, AAA and Country.

Previous OM Hayden Green will continue to program Top 40 station WZNS/Z96 as full-time Program Director, a position he has held for the past 16 years. Green also remains on-air as Host for Afternoon Drive on Z96. He has served the station cluster in a number of different roles since 1993.

Pete DeSimone, Regional Vice President, Cumulus Media, said: “The addition of Chris to our team will afford us the additional focus we need to continue to grow our ratings and revenue. We are excited to have the collective firepower of this dynamic programming team at work for our brands, listeners and advertisers in Fort Walton Beach/Destin.”

Kellogg said: "Pete has created a terrific atmosphere in Fort Walton Beach/Destin to foster radio excellence and I appreciate his confidence in me. I’m excited to collaborate with the programming team and create an engaging morning show with Lisa Captain for WNCV listeners."