Naples, Florida (3/12/2019): Beasley Media Group, LCC; a subsidiary of Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBGI) announces Kent Dunn has been promoted to the position of Regional Vice President of the company’s Augusta and Fayetteville radio clusters. He will officially begin his new position on Tuesday, March 12, 2019.
Dunn has been overseeing the company’s cluster of eight radio stations in the Augusta, Georgia market, including: WKXC-FM 99.5; WHHD-FM 98.3; WDRR-FM 93.9; WGUS-FM 102.7; WCHZ-FM 93.1/95.5; WGAC-FM 95.1; WGAC-AM 580; and WRDW-AM 1630. In his new role, he will now also be responsible for the managing the company’s Fayetteville cluster, including: WUKS-FM, WFLB-FM, WZFX-FM, WZFX HD2, WAZZ-FM and WKML-FM.
Prior to returning home to Augusta in December of 2017, Dunn served as Vice President and Market Manager of Beasley’s cluster of radio stations in Tampa, Florida. The radio veteran previously held the role of Vice President and Market Manager of company’s cluster of radio stations in Augusta, GA. He joined Beasley in 1991 and worked in the Augusta market as Market Manager from 1993-2014.
Over the years, Dunn has been named as Beasley’s “General Manager of the Year” on four separate occasions. In addition, he has been the recipient of numerous industry honors. An avid philanthropist, Dunn has served as a director on the Boards of the United Way, the Border Bash Foundation and the North Augusta 2000.
“It is a privilege to promote Kent to the position of Regional Vice President within the company,” said Beasley Media Group Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Brian Beasley. “His vast experience and leadership continues to raise the bar within the organization. We look forward to him continuing to lead Augusta and now Fayetteville into the future.”
“It is a privilege to be a part of such a great radio cluster like we have in Fayetteville,” said Dunn. “I am excited to have the opportunity to work with our outstanding team as we continue to grow and prosper in the market.”
