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Connoisseur Media has announced a series of staffing moves at its Portland OR cluster.<\/p>\nConnoisseur Media has announced a series of staffing moves at its Portland OR cluster.<\/p>\n
Ross MacLeod, who joined the cluster as Operations Manager and Content Director of News\/Talk 101.1 KXL<\/a> and Sports \u201c750 The Game<\/a>\u201d KXTG in July<\/a>, will give up the day-to-day programming duties at KXL while adding them for AAA 101.9 KINK<\/a>. MacLeod previously spent five years with iHeartMedia programming Classic Rockers \u201cBig 105.9\u201d WBGG-FM Miami, \u201c93.7 the River\u201d KYRV Sacramento, \u201c105.9 The Brew\u201d KFBW Portland and Variety Hits \u201c96.5 Jack-FM\u201d KJAQ Seattle. Before that, he spent his career in his native Canada with time programming \u201cJack 96.9\u201d CJAQ-FM Calgary, \u201c102.1 The Edge\u201d CFNY Toronto and \u201cCJAY 92\u201d Calgary. He also serves as News\/Talk Format Coordinator for Connoisseur.<\/p>\n Stewart said, \u201cI\u2019m beyond thrilled to join the Connoisseur Media family and be part of the creative energy behind KINK and Live 95.5! I can\u2019t wait to dive in and be part of the radio magic happening every day at these amazing stations. Portland, let\u2019s go!\u201d<\/p>\n Back at KXL, News Director Grant McHill rises to Program Director. McHill has been with KXL since 2016 after previously spending six years at Cumulus Media Eugene OR. McHill stated, \u201cAs someone who has worked at KXL for a decade, I appreciate and understand the station\u2019s importance to the community and its potential for growth in Portland and beyond. I am thrilled, honored, and thankful for this opportunity. A huge thank you to Jeff Warshaw, Keith Dakin, Mark Handwerger, and Ross MacLeod for their confidence in me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Connoisseur Media has announced a series of staffing moves at its Portland OR cluster. Ross MacLeod, who joined…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299896,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,216],"class_list":{"0":"post-299895","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Kendall](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kendallstewart-200x200.jpg\")
Kendall Stewart joins the cluster as Assistant Program Director for KINK and CHR \u201cLive 95.5<\/a>\u201d KBFF. Stewart most recently served as APD of Minnesota Public Radio AAA \u201cThe Current\u201d 89.3 KCMP Minneapolis until exiting in August<\/a>. Stewart joined KCMP in January 2023 after eight years at Saga Communications AAA \u201c106.1 The Corner\u201d WCNR Charlottesville VA where she rose from MD\/midday host to APD\/afternoon host and then PD\/morning host. Stewart began her career in college at 88.9 WERS Boston and later worked at AAA\u2019s \u201c92.5 The River\u201d WXRV and 91.9 WUMB in the market.<\/p>\n![\"Jamie](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tanch.jpg\")
Country \u201c98.7 The Bull<\/a>\u201d KUPL has promoted Jamie Tanchyk to Music Director. Tanchyk joined the station in July<\/a> after he most recently served in the dual role of Brand Manager of Hot AC \u201cBella 105\u201d KRSK and afternoon host at Country \u201c99.5 The Wolf\u201d KWJJ until exiting in Audacy\u2019s March layoffs. Tanchyk previously served as APD\/midday host and held programming and on-air roles at multiple stations in Albany NY.<\/p>\n