Tampa Radio: OM Rick Thomas To Exit Beasley

Beasley Media Group announced today that Rick Thomas, Brand Manager of its Tampa cluster, will depart the company effective June 1 to step away from the radio industry and focus on family.

Thomas joined Beasley Media Group’s Tampa operations in January 2023 and quickly took responsibility for leading the market’s full station cluster. 

Rick Thomas

His oversight included rhythmic CHR “Wild 94.1” WLLD, country WQYK (99.5), classic hits “Q105” WRBQ, Spanish tropical “92.5 Maxima” WYUU, the former classic rock “98.7 The Shark” WPBB, and the former sports station WHFS-AM. 

In addition to cluster-wide leadership, he served as Program Director for both WRBQ and WQYK.Beasley Media Group Tampa Vice President and Market Manager Ron deCastro praised Thomas for his contributions during his tenure. 

“We appreciate Rick’s leadership in the market,” deCastro said. Prior to Beasley, Thomas held the role of National Format Leader at Summit Media. His extensive programming career also included key leadership positions with Cox Media Group’s Tampa cluster and with CBS Radio, where he worked on stations in both New York and Los Angeles.

Thomas’s exit marks the end of a more than two-year run in which he guided Beasley’s diverse Tampa portfolio through evolving market conditions in one of Florida’s most competitive radio markets.