Knoxville Radio: Scott Gaines Named OM, PD For WCYQ

Scott Gaines

SummitMedia has appointed Scott Gaines to manage operations for the company’s Knoxville cluster and serve as Program Director for WCYQ 100.3 The Wolf.

Gaines brings a solid track record of leadership in multi-station, multiformat programming, and management. He has been consistently successful in achieving ratings successes and maximizing market value. This year, he won the 2021 CRS/Country Aircheck award for Operations Manager/Program Director of the year for small market radio.

“Summit Knoxville is excited to welcome a radio veteran of Scott’s caliber to the Knoxville market,” said Randy Chase, Summit’s Executive Vice President. “I’m looking forward to having his expertise and passion part of our team.”

Gaines radio career dates back 35 years. Most recently as operations manager for Alpha Media, he oversaw the on-air and digital programming for 11 stations in the Amarillo, Texas, cluster. He was also the program director, content director, and afternoon personality for Country KGNC-FM. He’s also had stints with Cumulus Media, Westwood One, and iHeartMedia.

“I am so unbelievably honored to be chosen for the Summit leadership team in Knoxville,” Gaines said. “The heritage of these stations runs deep in Knoxville. I’m excited to be a part of it.”

Gaines assumes his new leadership role today. He manages Summit Knoxville stations that include WCYQ, WNOX (Awesome 93.1), WKHT (Hot 104.5), and WWST (Star 102.1).