{"id":557444,"date":"2026-04-01T03:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T03:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/557444\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T03:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T03:33:10","slug":"usher-media-promotes-three-in-omaha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/557444\/","title":{"rendered":"Usher Media Promotes Three In Omaha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stacie-McElligott-132x200-jpg.webp.jpeg\" alt=\"Stacie McElligott Usher Media Group NRG Omaha\" width=\"132\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-344904\"  \/>Usher Media has announced three promotions at its soon-to-be Omaha cluster.<\/p>\n<p>Stacie McElligott rises from Director of Sales to Assistant General Manager. She has spent her entire 24 year career at the cluster starting as a producer at Sports \u201c1620 The Zone\u201d KOZN and worked on-air at Hot AC \u201cSweet 98.5\u201d KQKQ and AAA \u201c106.9 The City\u201d KCTY before moving into sales. She rose to General Sales Manager in 2009  and Director of Sales in 2023. Owner Alan Usher said, \u201cStacie\u2019s promotion is really well deserved. She\u2019s done just about everything in this business, so she understands how it all fits together. She works hard, she cares about the team, and people trust her. I\u2019m excited to see her take on this important role for our company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Meg-Rieder-200x200-jpg.webp.jpeg\" alt=\"Megan Meg Rieder Sweet 98.5 KQKQ Omaha\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-344903\"  \/>The company has also filled its two vacant Program Director roles internally. Megan Rieder rises to PD of Hot AC \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/sweet985.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sweet 98.5<\/a>\u201d KQKQ. Rieder joined the station <a href=\"https:\/\/radioinsight.com\/headlines\/262296\/meg-rieder-joins-sweet-98-5\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in December 2023<\/a> as morning co-host alongside Jason Spicoli. She previously has held roles as midday host at SummitMedia Rock \u201cZ92\u201d KEZO-FM from 2015 to 2020 and Alpha Media Country \u201cKX 96.9\u201d KZKX Lincoln from 2020 to 2023. She commented, \u201cTo lead a station like Sweet 98.5, with its history and connection to Omaha, is incredibly special. I\u2019m grateful for the opportunity and excited to continue building something listeners love every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/alyssaSiebken-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Alyssa Siebken Power 106.9 KOPW Omaha\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-297605\"  \/>APD\/afternoon host Alyssa Siebken takes the PD reins at Hip Hop \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/power1069fm.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Power 106.9<\/a>\u201d KOPW. A former American Idol contestant, Siebken joined KOPW in 2019 as morning co-host and rose to APD <a href=\"https:\/\/radioinsight.com\/headlines\/297601\/kopw-promotes-alyssa-siebken-to-apd\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">last March<\/a>. She also would host middays at KQKQ during her tenure with the stations. She stated, \u201cTo lead Power 106.9 and continue building on the momentum of this brand is an exciting opportunity\/ I\u2019m grateful for the team around me and look forward to continuing to connect with our audience in new ways.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Usher Media has announced three promotions at its soon-to-be Omaha cluster. 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