Knoxville Radio: Nikki Thomas Gets WIVK-FM PD Gig

Nikki Thomas

Cumulus Media announces that it has appointed programming professional Nikki Thomas as Program Director for Country-formatted WIVK 107.7 FM in Knoxville, TN.

Thomas moves to Knoxville from Cumulus Media-Modesto-Stockton, CA, where she has been Program Director for KATM-FM/Kat Country for the last five years of her nine-year tenure with the station. Prior to that, Thomas was with CBS Radio’s KWYE in Fresno, CA, and WKSF in Asheville, NC. She is a native of the Knoxville area. A search is currently underway for a new Program Director for KATM-FM in Modesto, CA.

Ken Salyer, Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus Media-Knoxville, said: “We are extremely excited to add Nikki to the short list of Program Directors at WIVK. Her reputation, experience, and passion for this opportunity made it an easy choice. We are proud to have Nikki as the first female PD in the history of this great station.”

Jeff Jarnigan, Operations Manager, Cumulus Media-Knoxville, said: “Nikki brings a passion for the Country format that, coupled with her enormous energy level, will make her an instant favorite at WIVK and Cumulus Knoxville.”

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Thomas said: "I am so excited to be joining the incredibly talented team at WIVK. I love my team at KATM, but having a chance to do what I love so close to my family at a station that I grew up listening to is an amazing opportunity that I just couldn't pass up."