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SD BROADCASTERS ON THE MOVE: MANAGEMENT CHANGES
MARCH 21, 2007

NRG Media Announces Curt Dykstra as the New General Manager in Yankton, South Dakota

(Cedar Rapids, Iowa) – March 21, 2007 – NRG Media announced today the appointment of Curt Dykstra as the new General Manager of KKYA-FM and KYNT-AM in Yankton, South Dakota. Curt is currently the General Sales Manager for Backyard Broadcasting in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Curt has been in the radio industry since 1984.

In announcing the hiring of Curt, NRG Media’s COO Chuck DuCoty stated, “It is an honor to have Curt join our NRG Media team. We are confident that Curt is the right person at the right time to lead our talented team in Yankton to the next level and beyond.”

On his move to the Yankton stations, Curt said, “I am excited about this opportunity with NRG Media and their Yankton stations. I am looking forward to working with their great staff and moving to a wonderful community.”

Curt is expected to join the NRG Media team in Yankton on April 9, 2007.

NRG Media is dedicated to providing Great Local Radio and is committed to being an active and integral part of the communities in which it serves. NRG Media consists of 84 radio stations throughout 7 states in the Midwest and the Waitt Radio Network. The headquarters for NRG Media is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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KELO-TV, Sioux Falls, Kinsey accepts job in Tennessee
Posted: www.keloland.com 03/05/2007

Young Broadcasting, Inc., which owns ten television stations including KELO-TV, today named Gwen Kinsey president and general manager of WATE-TV in Knoxville, TN. Kinsey became president and general manager of KELO-TV in August, 2004, and will retain that position in addition to the Knoxville appointment.

The day-to-day management of KELO-TV will become the responsibility of Jay Huizenga, who is being promoted to station manager. Huizenga has been with KELO-TV for 26 years and has been the station’s general sales manager since 1990.

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Les Tuttle is new Radio Manager at Duhamel Broadcasting Enterprises, Rapid City, SD

Ted Peiffer has left Duhamel Broadcasting as Radio Manager and has been replaced by Les Tuttle from WNAX in Yankton, SD.

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Bill Holst is new Radio Manager at WNAX Radio, Yankton, SD

Bill Holst has moved from KYNT Radio in Yankton, and is the new manager at WNAX, Yankton, SD

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