KHQN (Q97.3)/Shreveport, LA Hires Market Vet Jay Whatley For Afternoons From Rival Station

Jay Whatley Moves Crosstown

As previously reported in ALL ACCESS (NET NEWS, 3/22), CUMULUS MEDIA Hot AC KQHN (Q97.3)/SHREVEPORT, LA, has named local native JAY WHATLEY as on-air Host for afternoons. The local personality has been a fixture on the radio in the market for almost 15 years and joins the station from crosstown KRUF. He is also the MC for the SHREVEPORT MUDBUGS ice hockey team and has won several “Locals Love Us” awards as best radio personality in the city

CUMULUS SHREVEPORT VP/Market Manager TISH BODEN noted, “Team CUMULUS SHREVEPORT is so excited to have JAY WHATLEY join our team! He is loved in the market, and he is a great talent. I look forward to his success on Q97.3 in the afternoons and with CUMULUS.”

CUMULUS SHREVEPORT Ops. Mgr. JAY MICHAELS added, "For the last few years, I've been impressed with JAY WHATLEY's work and talent in the market. The Q97.3 audience already knows and loves him, and I'm glad he's gone from competitor to being part of our radio family."

WHATLEY remarked, “I'm thrilled to join the incredible team at CUMULUS MEDIA in SHREVEPORT! The entire cluster has welcomed me with open arms, and after spending nearly half my life on the air across the street, I can't possibly express how much that means to me. Q97.3 has grown into such a beloved radio station, much due to JAY MICHAELS' leadership. Simply put, this in an incredibly fun radio station to call home, and I can't wait to see what we can do together!"

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