New Music Management Appointments At Sirius XM

ALL ACCESS hears that SIRIUS XM RADIO SVP Music Programming JON ZELLNER has named the newest level of management of the system's music channels. The new appointments are:

Pop/Dance/Urban, all reporting to KID KELLY:

DION SUMMERS, Senior Director, Current Hip Hop/R&B, overseeing Hip Hop Nation, Heart and Soul, The Heat and Shade 45
MIKE ABRAMS, Senior Director, Adult Pop/Dance, overseeing The Blend, SIRIUS XM Love, Escape, Pop2K, ‘40s on 4, ‘50s on 5, ‘60s on 6, 20 On 20, BPM and Area
BJ STONE, Director, Classic R&B/Gospel/Reggae, overseeing the programming on Soul Town, The Groove, The Joint and Praise

(KELLY will oversee SIRIUS HITS 1 directly)

Rock, all reporting to GREGG STEELE:

JOE BONADONNA, Senior Director, Classic Rock, overseeing Deep Tracks, Classic Vinyl, Classic Rewind, Boneyard, Hair Nation and The Bridge
GARY SCHOENWETTER, Director, Rock Partnerships/Business Affairs, overseeing the programming on all partnership channels, including E Street Radio, Grateful Dead Channel, Radio Margaritaville and Underground Garage, as well as The Spectrum and Jam_On; also the liaison with the legal department on music programming contracts and public relations regarding press releases, media alerts and e-mail blasts
LOU BRUTUS, Senior Director, Active Rock, overseeing Octane, Faction, Liquid Metal, rock pop-up channels, and hosting "Artist Confidential".
MIKE MARRONE, Director, The Loft
ROB CROSS, Director, SIRIUS XMU

Country, reporting to JON ANTHONY:

KYLE CANTRELL, Director, Classic Country/Bluegrass (The Roadhouse and Bluegrass Junction)
JEREMY TEPPER, Manager, Willie’s Place/Outlaw Country

Classical/Jazz/Latin, all reporting to TRINITY:

PAUL BACHMANN, Senior Director, Classical/Talk Programming Operations (also reporting to FRANK RAPHAEL on talk operations issues)
MARK RUFFIN, Director, Jazz
BILL WAX, Director, Blues
JULIE JAMES, Manager, Broadway/Met Opera

(TRINITY will continue to oversee Watercolors and Spa)

Music Programming Operations:

DARRIN SMITH, Vice President, Music Programming Operations; also will oversee Coffeehouse and 1st Wave and will report to ZELLNER
JIM "JINX" BONNER, Senior Director, Music Programming Operations, reporting to SMITH
CHERYL FRYER, Director, Music Programming Operations, reporting to SMITH

Music Programming Production, reporting to MITCH TODD:

TEDDY ZAMBETTI, Senior Director, Music Production (NEW YORK)
LARRY WHITT, Senior Director, Music Production (WASHINGTON)

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