{"id":603255,"date":"2026-04-24T08:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/603255\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T08:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:14:13","slug":"christopher-boomer-layfield-returns-to-iheartmedia-as-louisville-vp-programming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/603255\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher \u2018Boomer\u2019 Layfield Returns To iHeartMedia As Louisville VP\/Programming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/boomer-133x200-jpg.webp.jpeg\" alt=\"Christopher Boomer Layfield\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-348633\"  \/>iHeartMedia has announced the appointment of Christopher \u2018Boomer\u2019 Layfield as VP\/Programming for its nine stations in Louisville KY.<\/p>\n<p>Layfield most recently served as Operations Manager for Vox AM\/FM\u2019s Burlington VT properties preceded by five and a half years as OM of Cumulus Indianapolis where he also programmed Country 95.5 WFMS and AC \u201c107.9 The Mix\u201d WNTR. He also had a long run at iHeartMedia programming CHR \u201cChannel 96.1\u201d WHQC and Variety Hits \u201c102.9 The Lake\u201d WLKO Charlotte NC from 2011-18 preceded by runs at \u201cZ107.7\u201d KSLZ St. Louis and WRVQ\/WMXB Richmond. Layfield has also held positions at KHTS-FM San Diego, WKBQ St. Louis, WYHY\/WRVW Nashville, and WZJZ Fort Myers.<\/p>\n<p>Layfield said, \u201cWe have a dynamic collection of brands in Louisville that engage, inform and entertain audiences, while also serving and supporting our advertising partners with unrivaled content and capabilities. I feel fortunate to join such a talented team driving ongoing success and look forward to leading with continued creativity, collaboration, innovation and fun.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>iHeart Louisville Area President Kristy Beebe said, \u201cChristopher brings an exceptional track record of leadership, creativity and strategic vision, and will be a tremendous asset to our teams and listeners. Louisville is a dynamic, growing market, and we\u2019re excited to see the impact he\u2019ll make as we continue to elevate and strengthen our brands, talent and community connections.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"iHeartMedia has announced the appointment of Christopher \u2018Boomer\u2019 Layfield as VP\/Programming for its nine stations in Louisville KY.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":603256,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,216],"class_list":["post-603255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603255","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=603255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/603256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=603255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=603255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=603255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}