iHeart Chicago Appoints Kashon Powell to Programming VP Role

Kashon Powell Named VP/Prog., iHeart Chicago

• iHeartMedia Chicago welcomes industry vet Kashon Powell as Vice President of Programming. Effective August 18, she will take over programming duties for Urban 107.5 WGCI, Urban AC WVAZ (V103), Urban Gospel WGRB-AM (Inspiration 1390) and Black Information Network affiliate WMFN-AM (BIN 640). She succeeds Derrick Brown, who exited earlier this week. Upon her arrival, Powell will report to James Howard, SVP Programming, who remarked, “Kashon has …

iHeart Chicago Appoints Kashon Powell to Programming VP Role

Kashon Powell has returned to iHeartMedia as the new Vice President of Programming for its Chicago group. Powell brings a strong three-decade track record to the role, having previously been the first woman to hold the VP of Programming title at Urban One.

Powell To Take A Key Programming Role For iHeartMedia/Chicago | Radio & Television Business Report

She succeeded Walt “Baby” Love as Urban Editor of former radio industry trade publication Radio & Records and in the years since that role has excelled as one of the leading R&B and Hip-Hop programming executives in the business. Now, Kashon Powell is taking a key role for iHeartMedia in the nation’s No. 3 market. Please Login to view this premium content. (Not a member? Join Today!)

Kashon Powell Joins iHeartMedia Chicago As VP/Programming As Derrick Brown Exits

iHeartMedia has announced the appointment of Kashon Powell as Vice President of Programming overseeing Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ, Hip Hop 107.5 WGCI, News “BIN 640” WMFN, and Gospel “Inspiration 1390” WGRB. Powell will report to SVP/Programming James Howard. She joins iHeartMedia from Radio One where she has spent the past decade in Washington DC first as Program Director for Adult R&B “Majic 102.3” WMMJ before rising to Operations Manager and then …