PA/MD Radio: iHM Promotes Craig Stevens, Jimmy Steele

Craig Stevens

iHeartMedia/Allentown-Harrisburg Region announced Friday that Craig Stevens has been named Format Captain for its Spoken Word stations, and Jimmy Steele will replace Stevens as Program Director for Rock WRFY 102.5 FM Y102 and Rumba W222BY 92.3 FM / WRAW 1340 AM, both in Reading Pa.

Steele will continue to chost the Y102 Morning Show.

As the Format Captain for Spoken Word, Stevens will oversee the on-air programming and day-to-day operations of market-leading news and sports brands spanning seven markets, including WAEB-AM Allentown, WHP Harrisburg, WILM Wilmington, WDOV Dover, WRAK Williamsport, WTKT Harrtisburg, WSAN Allentown, WWTX Wilmington and WJDY Salibury, MD. He will continue to serve as the SVP/Programming for the iHM cluster in Allentown.

Jimmy Steele

Steele, based in Salisbury-Ocean City MD, will succeed Stevens' duties as Program Director for Y102 and Rumba 92.3 FM. He will work closely with on-air personalities and sales to oversee the station's on-air content, digital footprint and music programming. In addition, Steele will join Andi Kurzweg as co-host of the Y102 Morning Show.

"I'm grateful to iHeartMedia and excited for the opportunity to program our FM brands and host mornings on such a heritage brand as Y102," said Steele. "This takes me home to where my kids live, and it's where I want to live and work. I'm excited to work with Jeff Hurley, Dan Lankford, morning show co-host Andi Kurzweg, Craig Stevens and the region's expert team. I had a blast over the past year working in Delmarva, and my successor will inherit a great team."

"Craig has been an exceptional member of the iHeartMedia team for 23 years," said Jeff Hurley, Regional SVP/ Programming for iHeartMedia's Allentown-Harrisburg Region. "He's one of our most talented and driven programmers, and I'm excited for the energy he'll bring to all the spoken-word brands within our region."