Des Moines Radio: Veteran Jack Taddeo To Manage Cumulus Cluster

Jack Taddeo

Cumulus Media announces that it has appointed radio broadcasting executive Jack Taddeo as Vice President/Market Manager of the company’s five-station group in Des Moines, IA.

The Des Moines cluster consists of CBS Sports KBGG 1700 AM, Classic Rock KGGO 94.9 FM, Nash Country KHKI 97.3 FM, Country Nash Icons KJJY and Classic Hip Hop KWQW 98.3 FM.

Taddeo joins Cumulus from NRG Media, where he was Market Manager of NRG Media-Cedar Falls/Cedar Rapids, IA. He brings deep radio broadcast management experience to Cumulus Media-Des Moines, including 15 years as an owner/operator of radio stations in the Midwest U.S., and over 15 years’ experience as a General Manager and radio programming executive.

Taddeo was General Manager for Matrix LLC Chicago (formerly Nextmedia Group), and for 10 years, he consulted radio broadcasters across the U.S. as Owner/President of Radio K-T Inc. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President, Programming, for Clear Channel Radio/iHeartMedia, after serving as Senior Vice President, Programming, for SFX/Capstar Broadcasting. Taddeo’s radio programming career also includes stops as Program Director, WLIT, Chicago, IL; Director of Contemporary Programming, Studioline Digital Cable; and Program Director, WLAK, Chicago, IL.

Bob Walker, Executive Vice President, Operations, Cumulus Media, said: “We are thrilled to have a broadcaster like Jack Taddeo to lead the Cumulus team in Des Moines. Jack's passion for broadcast and the impact it has in communities is contagious."

Taddeo said: "I am very excited to be joining the team in Cumulus Des Moines at such an exciting time. We have such heritage brands serving a great Midwest market and I want to thank Mary Berner, Bob Walker and Mike McVay for the opportunity."