Jay Dixon Named PD Of WRNB-WPPZ Philadelphia

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Jay Dixon is named PD of Radio One urban AC WRNB, R&B oldies “Classix 107.9” WPPZ-FM and gospel “Praise HD2” on WPPZ-HD2 Philadelphia. An industry veteran, Dixon has been serving as a consultant for KBLX San Francisco and Emmis New York for the past five years.

“Now that the launch of Classix 107.9 is underway, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with someone with such passion and a track record of success in the R&B/urban AC formats,” GM Ezio Torres said in a release. “We are excited to see the continued growth for 100.3 WRNB, Classix 107.9 and Praise HD2 under his programming leadership.”

“Classix 107.9” displaced “Praise 107.9” in December 2018, placing the gospel channel on HD2 and online at PraisePhilly.com.