SummitMedia LLC has tapped Chadwick “A.J.” Hausknecht as SVP of programming for Top 40, Hot AC and AC formats.

A.J. joins SummitMedia from iHeartMedia, where he served as region SVP of programming for the company’s Carolina Metro and oversaw a five-market region encompassing 28 radio brands.

Bringing two decades of broadcasting experience, he’ll now guide SummitMedia stations WPYA (Today’s Hits 97.3)/Birmingham, WWST (Star 102.1)/Knoxville, WVEZ (Mix 106.9)/Louisville, KQCH (Channel 94.1)/Omaha, KSRZ (Star 104.5)/Omaha, WURV (103.7 Your Variety)/Richmond, KSPW (Power 96.5)/Springfield and KRTR (Krater 96.3)/Honolulu.

“The opportunity to spearhead programming efforts for Summit Media’s Top 40, Hot AC and AC formats is an incredible honor. We are entering an exciting new phase, and I’m privileged to be at the helm of these brands’ continued growth to maximize our audio capabilities in 2024 and beyond,” said A.J.

“With this leadership team in place, we believe we will deliver highly engaging products focused on the consumer and set up every member of the SummitMedia team to perform at their full potential,” added SummitMedia’s EVP Randy Chase.