FL Radio: Joe Kelly Named OM For Cumulus Cluster In Melbourne

Joe Kelly

Cumulus Media announces that it has appointed radio programming veteran Joe Browning as Operations Manager of the company’s four-station group in Melbourne, FL, and Program Director of CHR station WAOA-FM.

Browning, who goes by the on-air name of Joe Kelley, will also be On-Air Host of afternoons on WAOA-FM, broadcasting weekdays from 3:00pm-7:00pm EST.

Browning joins Cumulus Melbourne from Corpus Christi, TX, where he served as Corporate Program Director for Hometown Media’s 16 regional radio stations. He has experience in multiple formats and has worked specifically in CHR radio for most of his radio career. Browning spent 10 years with CUMULUS MEDIA from 2004-2014, in markets including: Lake Charles, LA; Macon, GA; and Fayetteville, AR.

Gary Mertins, Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus Melbourne, said:  “We’re super excited to have Joe joining our team as Operations Manager.  We also look forward to having him lead our heritage Top 40, known along the Space Coast as “WA1A”.  Joe is a tremendous talent, an experienced broadcaster and I’m certain he will be an asset to our cluster.”
 
Browning said: “It’s been a longstanding career goal of mine to get the opportunity to work in this incredible market with such an amazing group of stations. What makes this even better for me is the amazing team already in place in Melbourne. I am grateful to Market VP, Gary Mertins, and the entire Cumulus corporate programming team. Now I'm off to find the right SPF for that wonderful Florida sunshine.”

Cumulus Media’s four Melbourne stations include: WROK-FM/95.9 The Rock (Classic Rock); WHKR-FM/NASH FM 102.7 (Country); WLZR-AM/Sports Radio 1560AM The Fan (Sports); and WAOA-FM/WA1A 107.1 (CHR).