Cumulus/Indianapolis Production Dir. Bob Simpson Announces Retirement

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CUMULUS/NDIANAPOLIS Production Dir. BOB SIMPSON is retiring as of MAY 3rd. SIMPSON's exit will come a few months short of his 50th anniversary in the radio business, the last 17-plus with the CUMULUS/INDIANAPOLIS cluster. JENN WHITE, who joined the CUMULUS/INDIANAPOLIS cluster when three ENTERCOM stations were acquired by CUMULUS and LMA'd as of MARCH 1st, will assume the Production Dir. position for all six stations (Top 40 WXPL, Country WFMS, Sports WXNT-A, AC WNTR (107.9 THE MIX), Top 40 WYRG (ENERGY 93.9), and Classic Hits WJJK.

VP/Market Manager CHUCK FREDRICK said, “Simply put, BOB is fantastic at his craft and the audio industry has him to thank for a creative and compelling job well done. BOB, I’m happy to join you on your next trip around the world as your luggage and security assistant.”

SIMPSON added, “SEPTEMBER 14th, it will be 50 years since I first debuted in radio. I immediately mispronounced ‘WICHITA’ … I mispronounce fewer words now.  Working in INDY has been a pleasure and a blessing and I am very happy to end my career here. My thanks to this wonderful crew at CUMULUS. While I will miss it, I am ready for what the next 50 years bring.”

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