Cumulus Chooses Bill Smith to Lead Oxnard-Ventura

Cumulus Chooses Bill Smith to Lead Oxnard-Ventura

Veteran California market operator Bill Smith has been picked up by Cumulus Media to run its Oxnard-Ventura cluster. Smith, who was previously General Manager of American General Media's Bakersfield stations, takes over as VP/Market Manager.

Mr. Smith’s Goes To Oxnard, Joining Cumulus

The individual who most recently served as General Manager for American General Media’s Bakersfield radio stations has joined Cumulus Media to lead its radio stations serving Ventura County, Calif. Taking the helm as VP/General Manager of the stations is Bill Smith, and he’ll now lead a group of properties comprised of 105kw grandfathered Class B KRUZ-FM 103.3 (licensed to Santa Barbara but operated from Oxnard-Ventura); Hot Adult Contemporary K…

Smith Named VP/MM, Cumulus Oxnard-Ventura

• Cumulus Media has appointed Bill Smith as the new VP/Market Manager for its four-station group serving Oxnard-Ventura, CA. He succeeds Sommer Frisk, who recently joined Connoisseur Media as Palm Springs Market Manager & Regional Manager for Alaska and Salt Lake City. Smith arrives on the scenic California coast from Bakersfield, where he was GM of American General Media’s stations. Prior to that, he was Local Sales Manager for Hearst Televisio…