WKQX/Chicago Names Jon Manley APD/MD/Nights

Jon Manley Is Returning Home

Former ENTERCOM Alternative KNDD (107.7 THE END)/SEATTLE APD/MD/afternooner JON MANLEY is returning home to join CUMULUS MEDIA Alternative WKQX/CHICAGO for APD/MD/nights, from 7p-midnight, replacing WALT FLAKUS, who recently moved to SEATTLE to join THE END (NET NEWS, 7/22).

CUMULUS/CHICAGO VP/Market Mgr. MARV NYREN said, “The beauty of 101 WKQX is that when a position becomes available, the talent lines up. JON epitomizes the type of talent we were looking for. He’s smart, has an outstanding knowledge of music, and is a CHICAGO guy coming home who knows exactly what the audience wants. He’ll be a rock star on the air and an Alt Rock star working with TROY HANSON on the product.”

"MANLEY is the premier Music Director of the Alternative format," said TROY HANSON, VP/Ops. of CUMULUS/CHICAGO And 101 WKQX PD. "His track record of ratings success and understanding of where tomorrow is today just made WKQX better."

MANLEY added, “As a kid growing up in CHICAGO, I recorded songs off WKQX to play back later on my SONY WALKMAN. And now I get to be the one cracking the mic and helping to shape the sound of the station for the next generation of music nerds! It’s cliché to say, but it is literally a dream come true for me and I could not be more excited to start this new adventure. Big thanks to TROY HANSON and MARV NYREN for believing in me and giving me this opportunity, and a tip of the cap to everyone who has helped me get to this point in my journey.”

Previously, MANLEY spent five years at THE END in SEATTLE and four years in the same post at then-CBS Alternative KXTE (X107.5)/LAS VEGAS.

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