Cumulus Media announces that it has appointed Brian Davis as Operations Manager for its Appleton-Oshkosh, WI cluster and as PD of Country 99.5 WPKR. In his new roles, Davis will program WPKR and oversee Cumulus’ five radio stations in the Appleton-Oshkosh market, including WPKR, Classic Hits WVBO, Modern Rock WWWX, Adult Standards WNAM-AM and News/Talk WOSH-AM.
Davis was most recently Brand Manager for Townsquare Media-Dubuque, IA. Prior to that, he was PD for Cumulus-Bloomington, IL from 2011-2016. This also marks a return to Northeast Wisconsin for Davis, as he was previously APD for Woodward Communications-Appleton-Green Bay, WI from 2004-2011.
John Rowe, Vice President/Market Manager for Cumulus Appleton-Oshkosh, said, “This is a homecoming of sorts for Brian, having worked in the marketplace a few years ago. We’re thrilled to have Brian’s passion for radio and know he will make an immediate impact at a time when programming leadership is critical to the cluster’s continuing success.”
Davis commented, “I am very excited to be rejoining Cumulus and returning to Northeast Wisconsin. We have an outstanding team and a great lineup of stations, and I know we’re going to do great things together!”