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Charlie Cook
VP/Country
Recently named the third most influential person (and top radio person) in Country Music Airplay by Country Air Check Magazine, Charlie Cook is a 38 year broadcaster, active in country radio for 35-years. Charlie also has experience as an on-air personality, Program Director, Operations Manager, Consultant, VP of Programming for Westwood One Radio Network, and Cumulus.
Charlie is VP/Country for McVay Media, a position he held from 1984-1996 before returning to the company January 2008. With Charlie’ s vast experience in the media industry, he will be consulting terrestrial radio, and aiding McVay in consulting Syndicated Programs, Artist/Singers and their managers within the Country arena.
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Veteran radio executive Charlie Cook has been named to the newly created position of Corporate Dir./Programming & Brand Management for West Virginia Radio Corporation, which operates 19 radio properties in the state.
Most recently KKGO/Los Angeles' programmer and consultant, Cook's background in radio spans 27 years and includes a long relationship with McVay Media, a run as VP/GM at Westwood One, and programming positions in Miami, New York and, appropriately, Wheeling.
"I am really excited about joining [President/CEO] Dale Miller in Morgantown and to be working with a real radio company throughout the state," Cook says. "Those of us who have been in radio for many years remember what it was like when radio companies cared about their communities and the people, on both sides of the microphone. I am pleased to be joining a company like that in 2011. They are few and far between today."
He'll be based in Morgantown and starts Jan. 10.
Charlie will continue to consult the stations that he now represents for McVay Media.
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