{"id":710129,"date":"2026-06-17T20:51:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/710129\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T20:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:51:13","slug":"audacy-taps-dave-jackson-to-lead-chattanoogas-105-5-kiss-fm-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/710129\/","title":{"rendered":"Audacy Taps Dave Jackson To Lead Chattanooga\u2019s \u2018105.5 Kiss FM.\u2019 | Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Audacy has appointed Dave Jackson as Brand Manager of CHR \u201c105.5 Kiss FM\u201d WKXJ Chattanooga, expanding the veteran programmer\u2019s responsibilities within the company.<\/p>\n<p>In his new role, Jackson will oversee the station\u2019s content strategy, talent, operations and branding. He will continue serving as Brand Manager of \u201cB93.7\u201d WFBC, \u201cThe Block\u201d WFBC-HD2\u00a0\u00a0and \u201cMagic Upstate\u201d WFBC-HD4 in Greenville, SC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDave\u2019s partnership with Dex and Barbie T at B93.7 and his success in the south make him the perfect person for 105.5 Kiss FM,\u201d Audacy Top 40 Format Vice President Molly Cruz said. \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to him bringing his creative energy, future-forward passion for tech and strong leadership experience to the station.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jackson said he plans to build on the station\u2019s established position in the Chattanooga market while strengthening its community connection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c105.5 Kiss FM already has a strong legacy in Chattanooga, and I\u2019m excited to help shape what comes next,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to working with our talented local team to build on what\u2019s already connected, while finding new ways to make the station an even bigger part of their daily lives. The focus is simple. Keep Kiss FM relevant and deeply rooted in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jackson began his radio career in 1999 as a mixer and producer at \u201cB93.7\u201d in Greenville before moving to Charlotte\u2019s WIBT. He later advanced into programming leadership positions with Cox Radio and Summit Media in Greenville.<\/p>\n<p>He returned to Audacy in 2014 as Brand Manager of \u201cB93.7.\u201d Since then, Jackson has expanded his responsibilities across the company, including serving as Director of Operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Audacy has appointed Dave Jackson as Brand Manager of CHR \u201c105.5 Kiss FM\u201d WKXJ Chattanooga, expanding the veteran&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":710130,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,7056,216,3],"class_list":["post-710129","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\/710129","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=710129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/710129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/710130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=710129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=710129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=710129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}