in January 2023<\/a>\u00a0and has overseen the company\u2019s Tampa-based cluster, including rhythmic CHR \u201cWild 94.1\u201d WLLD, country WQYK (99.5), classic hits \u201cQ105\u201d WRBQ, Spanish tropical \u201c92.5 Maxima\u201d WYUU, the former \u201c98.7 The Shark\u201d classic rock WPBB, and former sports WHFS-AM. In addition to his cluster leadership responsibilities, he also served as Program Director for WRBQ and WQYK.<\/p>\nPrior to joining Beasley, Thomas served as National Format Leader for Summit Media. His programming career also included leadership roles with Cox Media Group\u2019s Tampa cluster and CBS Radio, where he worked on stations in both New York and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
Beasley Media Group Tampa Vice President and Market Manager Ron deCastro credited Thomas for his leadership during his tenure in the market.<\/p>\n
\u201cRick has been an important part of our team here in Tampa, and we\u2019re grateful for the leadership and heart he has brought to the organization,\u201d deCastro said in the announcement. \u201cWe fully support his decision to focus on his family and this next chapter, and we wish him continued happiness and success in all that lies ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
Beasley Chief Content Officer Justin Chase also praised Thomas\u2019 impact on the company and its brands.<\/p>\n
\u201cRick has been a steady, respected leader and a true partner across our teams,\u201d Chase said. \u201cFrom leading nationally as a format leader at Summit Media and guiding successful multi-format brands in Tampa, New York, and Los Angeles, Rick brought an incredible depth of experience and strategic vision to Beasley.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chase added that Thomas led \u201cwith passion, integrity, creativity, and a genuine commitment to both the brands and people around him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thomas reflected on his departure by thanking the Tampa staff and company leadership.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been an incredible experience working alongside such a talented team,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cI\u2019m proud of all we\u2019ve accomplished together and deeply appreciative of the relationships built along the way. At this point in my life, I\u2019m looking forward to focusing on family and what comes next.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Beasley Media Group announced that Tampa cluster Brand Manager Rick Thomas will depart the company effective June 1…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":652754,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,7056,216,3],"class_list":["post-652753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-free","tag-music","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652753","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=652753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/652754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}