Wade Linder
Cumulus Media announces that it has promoted Wade Linder to Vice President of Classic Rock for the company. In his new role, Linder will serve on Cumulus’ content leadership team as a key resource for the company’s 34 Classic Rock radio stations and will report to Troy Hanson, VP of Corporate Programming, Rock Formats. Linder will continue in his current role as PD for Classic Rock WLS-FM/Chicago, a position he has held since 2018, following four years as PD of WLUP. Prior to that, Linder was PD for KXXR/Minneapolis, a station he programmed for nearly 20 years.
Brian Philips, EVP of of Content & Audience for Cumulus Media, said, “Wade’s intellect, imagination and prowess across formats will serve him really well in this important new capacity.”
Hanson commented, “Wade’s track record is indisputable, and the respect he’s earned from programmers inside and outside the company is well-earned. His steady hand is a welcome addition to the content leadership team.”
Linder remarked, “I’m grateful to be entrusted with this new appointment from Brian Philips and Troy Hanson. It’s a privilege to work with the programming brains and pure personalities in Classic Rock at Cumulus, with so much brand knowledge already present. Add to that the daily grounding and inspiration I receive from my closest radio family here at 94.7 WLS-FM in Chicago – where Marv Nyren shows us how to win and be kind at the same time. I want to also thank Dave Milner, John Dimick, and Doug Hamand.”
