Francois oversees Summit Media’s urban and gospel programming
Jay Michael Francois
SummitMedia has appointed J’Michael Francois as Vice President of R&B and Gospel Programming. Francois joins the company from Cumulus Media, where he spent 18 years as Operations Manager and Multi-Station PD in the Baton Rouge and New Orleans clusters. During his tenure, he led KQXL-FM to become the #1 Urban AC in its market and WEMX-FM to become the #1 Urban Mainstream in its market. He also led programming for the cluster’s gospel station, WXOK-AM.
In this new role, he will oversee WAGG-AM in Birmingham, WBHK (98.7 Kiss) in Birmingham, WJMZ (107.3 JAMZ) in Greenville and WRKA (103.9 The Groove) in Louisville. Francois will also work on audience growth and engagement.
“I am honored to be taking the helm of Summit Media’s R&B and Gospel division,” said Francois, “and privileged to have the opportunity to lead some of the most incredible content creators in the industry to innovate and grow a station that is beloved by our community of listeners and clients. Together, we will set even higher goals.”
“We are fortunate that Jay Michael, who is passionate and experienced, has chosen Summit Media to further his career and our vision,” said Summit Media Executive Vice President Randy Chase. “His expertise and talent will serve our listeners well and further Summit Media’s national expansion of R&B and gospel.”
