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Friday, December 10, 2021

Atlanta Radio: Paul Ihander Named APD For New/Talk WSB


Cox Media Group has announced Paul Ihander has been appointed Assistant Program Director of Cox Media Group's News/Talk WSB 750 AM and WSBB 95.5 FM in Atlanta. 

He has been program director at Audacy's News/Talk KXNT 840 AM and Sports KXST 1140 AM The Bet)/Las Vegas.

Paul Ihander
Prior to joining the Vegas duo in September, 2018, the veteran talk programmer served as APD and News Director for Bonneville Media/Phoenix beginning in 2012. Ihander has also held programming and on-air roles at former Clear Channel stations in Albany NY, Pueblo CO, Colorado Springs CO, Denver, San Antonio and Portland, OR.

"It was going to take something special for me to take on a new challenge in our industry, and the idea of joining a respected brand like WSB was certainly something special," said Ihander. "The CMG-Atlanta leadership impressed me from the start, matching my passion to serve not only the people we work with, but the people we work for -- our community. Thank you to Jaleigh Long, Drew Anderssen, Chris Eagan and many others for the opportunity to become a key member of this already stellar team."

"Paul has extensive experience in leading News/Talk formats and he brings exciting energy as he steps into this key role for WSB," said CMG Atlanta Radio VP/Market Manager Jaleigh Long.

WSB Director/Programming and CMG News/Talk Format Leader Drew Anderssen said, "This is an exciting time for 95.5 WSB. Our exceptional team is achieving continued ratings dominance and a recent Marconi Award for Legendary Station of the Year. Now, I'm thrilled that PAUL is joining our team of talented leaders. I look forward to collaborating with him as we continue to attract and retain the next generation of WSB listeners across all of our distribution platforms in Atlanta and beyond."

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