WAY Media Names John Scaggs CEO

John Scaggs

WAY MEDIA has appointed JOHN SCAGGS CEO. He succeeds BOB AUGSBURG, who founded the organization 30 years ago with his wife, FELICE, and is retiring from his day-to-day role to take the position of Founder/President Emeritus.

SCAGGS has held various leadership roles, including Administrative VP/Engineering at MORNINGSTAR RADIO NETWORK, later renamed SALEM MUSIC NETWORKS, and various technical sales roles for WEGENER, WIDE ORBIT, DALET, HARMONIC, and most recently, as a VP at ENCODING.com.

"Years ago, the board and the AUGSBURGs together mapped out a succession timeline and began praying about the successor," WAY MEDIA Board Chairman NEAL JOSEPH said. "This included BOB and FELICE, as the ministry founders, changing roles and moving back to NASHVILLE to be close to family. We were blessed with a number of strong candidates to consider, and are thrilled to bring aboard a new leader with such a rich history both in the field of media and technology and with the organization."

"I’ve known JOHN since stepping onto the board," WAY MEDIA board member and search committee chair ANDY BURDSALL said. "Over an 18-month period, we formed criteria, hired SLINGSHOT GROUP as the search firm to lead us through our process, and interviewed many excellent candidates. JOHN’s passion and background clearly distanced himself from the field, and we couldn’t be happier about him accepting this role."

"JOHN is perfectly suited to take over the reins of WAY MEDIA," Founder BOB AUGSBURG said. "He has served the Ministry so well over many years as a board member as well as a strategic sounding board and prayer support to me. I couldn't be happier with this decision. I look forward to continuing my involvement on the Board as well as other areas where I am needed."

"Since hearing about a cutting-edge experiment in FORT MYERS, FL in 1987, I have been fascinated with WAY MEDIA," SCAGGS said. "As a young man still in college, I flew down over a weekend to see WAY-FM’s operation firsthand. Serving as a board member since
1998 is the longest unexpected job interview I’ve ever heard of!  I have continued to play my part, never expecting to actually move from avocation to vocation for the ministry."

JOHN has also helped top FORTUNE 50 media companies figure out their digital strategy and transition to cloud-based workflows for the highest revenue generating content worldwide, and has served companies like NBC UNIVERSAL, DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, TURNER BROADCASTING, BBC WORLD SERVICE and more.

WAY MEDIA Co-Founder FELICE AUGSBURG summed it up by saying, "We see JOHN’s life experience as preparing him for this role,'for such a time as this'."

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