Fort Wayne Radio: Adams Names Shel Leshner Market Manager

Shel Leshner

Adams Radio Group has announced that Shel Leshner has been appointed Market Manager in Fort Wayne, IN.

Adams begins control of the Fort Wayne Cluster today and includes WBTU-FM, WJFX-FM, WXEK-FM, WNHT-FM, WGL-AM, WLYV-AM and translators 103.3 and 96.9.

Leshner most recently served as Market Manager for Artistic Media/South Bend, IN, a group he also ran from 1999 to 2003. Prior to Artistic, he served as GSM for WJLB and WMXD in Detroit for 17 years.

Adams Radio Group President/CEO Ron Stone said, "Shel and I knew each other in the 1990s in Detroit. We reconnected recently and he became the leading candidate for Fort Wayne. Shel brings to Fort Wayne a solid radio background and I cannot imagine anyone more prepared to launch the Adams cluster with. I am very excited for Shel and his family."

Leshner added, "When an opportunity like this one knocks you best answer! Fort Wayne is a very exciting and growing market. I am anxious to get started. Being part of a growing company like Adams and having the chance to lead its flagship market is a rare opportunity. I look forward to relocating, getting settled and becoming active in the community."