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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Summit Media Promotes Francois To VP/R&B Programming


SummitMedia has announced J’Michael Francois is the new Vice President of Programming for R&B and Gospel.

J' Michael Francois
Francois comes to SummitMedia from Cumulus Media, where he served as operations manager and multi-station program director for the Baton Rouge and New Orleans, La. clusters for 18 years. During his time there, he succeeded in leading KQXL-FM to the market’s number one Urban AC and WEMX-FM to the market’s number one Urban Mainstream. He also programmed the cluster’s legendary number-one Gospel radio station, WXOK-AM. In this new role, he will oversee these stations: WAGG (610AM)/Birmingham, WBHK (98.7 Kiss)/Birmingham, WJMZ (107.3 JAMZ)/Greenville and WRKS (103.9 The Groove)/Louisville

“I am humbled and honored to take the helm of R&B and Gospel at SummitMedia,” Francois said. “It’s humbling to have an opportunity to lead some of the industry’s most incredible content creators and innovate and grow stations beloved by our community of listeners and clients. Together, we will set the bar even higher.”

“We are lucky that J’Michael, with all his passion and experience, chose SummitMedia to advance his career and our vision,” said Randy Chase, SummitMedia’s executive vice president. “His expertise and talents will serve our listeners and better position the SummitMedia R&B and Gospel presence nationwide.”

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