Nashville Radio: Ryan McKiddy Named New APD/MD At WSIX

iHeartMedia/Nashville announced today that Ryan McKiddy has been named Assistant Program Director and Music Director for WSIX 97.9 FM The BIG 98 WSIX, effective September 1.

He will also serve as night on-air personality for the station.

iHeartMedia has massive consumer reach and influence across multiple platforms and delivers more live programming than any other media company, and McKiddy will be responsible for delivering a night-time program for Nashville’s Country music fans and supporting the Programming department as the Assistant Program Director and Music Director for The BIG 98.

McKiddy joins iHeartMedia Nashville from KCYY Y100.3 FM in San Antonio, where he served as an afternoon on-air personality and Music Director. He began his radio career as a programming intern at iHeartMedia Chicago’s 103.5 Kiss FM and was a weekend on-air personality for US99.5 in Chicago. McKiddy is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago.

“Ryan is a stand out on-air personality and radio pro whose competitive spirit and passion for winning, tremendous relationships and love for country music make him uniquely qualified to serve as our ambassador to both fans and the Nashville record label community,” said Michael Bryan, iHeartMedia Nashville’s Senior Vice President of Programming. “I can’t wait to have him working his magic at The BIG 98.”

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“Words cannot even begin to describe how ecstatic I am to be joining the iHeartMedia Nashville team,” said McKiddy. “A BIG 98 thank you to Tony Coles, Rod Phillips, Dan Endom and Michael Bryan for making this happen.”