Francois to Lead SummitMedia Urban & Gospel Programming

J’Michael Francois

SummitMedia has named J’Michael Francois Vice President of Programming for R&B and Gospel. Francois joins from Cumulus Media, where he served as Operations Manager and multi-station PD for the Baton Rouge and New Orleans clusters for 18 years. During his tenure there, he led KQXL-FM to the market’s #1 Urban AC position and WEMX-FM to the market’s #1 Urban Mainstream position. He also programmed 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 humbled and honored to take the helm of R&B and Gospel at SummitMedia,” said Francois. “It is humbling to have the opportunity to lead some of the most incredible content creators in the industry and to innovate and grow stations that are loved by our community of listeners and customers. Together, we will raise the bar even higher.”

“We are fortunate that J’Michael, with all his passion and experience, has chosen SummitMedia to further his career and our vision,” said SummitMedia Executive Vice President Randy Chase. “His expertise and talents will serve our listeners and better position SummitMedia’s R&B and Gospel presence nationwide.”