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The Essentials

Frequency: 99.5fm
City of License: Greenfield
Metro(s): Indianapolis
Power: 12,500 watts @ 991 feet (AUX: 47,000 watts @ 479 feet) (Class B)
Format: Modern AC
Address: 9245 N. Meridian St., Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46260-1835
Phone: 317.816.4000
FAX: 317.816.4030
Ownership: Entercom Communications Corp.
Network Affiliation(s): Premiere Radio Networks (Seacrest)
Web Presence: http://www.z995.com

Station Personnel

Current

VP/Market Manager: Jenny Skjodt
Director of Engineering: Alex Keddie
Chief Engineer: Mike Rabey
NSM: Tahlia Dunn
PD: JR Ammons
APD: Kari Johll (July 2002 - Current; Assistant Director for Programming & Promotions: September 1, 2001 - July 2002; Programming & Promotions Coordinator: August 2000 - August 31, 2001)
Production Director: Greg Browning (June 1, 2002 - Current)
Imaging Director: Hunter (Was also on Nights)
Promotions Director: Toni Williams
Assistant Promotions Director: Melissa Abriani
Mornings: Dave Smiley (May 13, 2002 - Current) (5:00am - 10:00am) (From mornings at KZON in Phoenix, Arizona)
Mornings: KJ (Co-Host) (5:00am - 10:00am)
Mornings: Brian Moore (Producer) (5:00am - 10:00am)
Mornings: Chris Vansickle (Assistant Producer) (5:00am - 10:00am)
Middays: Ryan Seacrest ("On-Air with Ryan Seacrest") (10:00pm - 2:00pm) (Syndicated via Premiere Radio Networks)
Afternoons: Nikki (2pm - 7pm)
Nights: Kim Iverson ("Your Time with Kim Iverson") (7:00pm - 12:00am) (Syndicated; Iverson is based at Entercom sister station KAMX in Austin, Texas.)
Weekends: Scott Baker
Weekends: Tom Berg (Now mornings at WKVI)
Weekends: Mike Cruise
Weekends: Jason Hammer
Weekends: Chaszney Lynn
Weekends: Scott Styles
Weekends: Marci Beeks
Weekends: Jules McGivern
Weekends: Casey Daniels
Weekends: Matt Luecking (August 1, 2005 - Current)
Weekends: "BackTraxx USA 90's with Kid Kelly" (Sunday 8:00am - 10:00am)
Weekends: "American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest" (Sunday 10:00am - 2:00pm)
Weekends: "Fox All Access with Chris Leary" (Sunday 10:00pm - 12:00am)

Former

VP/Market Manager: Tim Medland
VP/Market Manager: Phil Hoover (From Market Manager at Entercom's New Orleans, Louisiana stations)
GM: Roger Ingram
Director of Sales: Steve Hartley (Formerly GSM)
NSM: Emily Nunley-Gillespie (Now an Account Executive for WZPL)
GSM: Scott Rogers (November 2004 - ?)
OM: Kim Hurst
OM/PD: Scott Sands (OM: February 2004 - Current; PD: October 1999 - Current) (From PD at KFMB in San Diego, California)
PD: Tom Gjerdrum (? - October 1999) (Now OM for Backyard Broadcasting's Sioux Falls, South Dakota cluster, as well as mornings on KELO-FM as "Tom Mitchell")
PD: Garrett Michaels (? - 1993) (Now PD at KYPT in Seattle, Washington)
PD: Don London (? - 1993) (Now OM at WNVZ, WPTE, WVKL, and WWDE in Norfolk, Virginia)
PD: Gary Hoffman (Now out of radio)
PD/MD: Scott Wheeler (Now weekends at WYXB)
APD: Paul Kenny ("John Trout")
MD: Dave Decker
News Director: Ann Craig (1988 - 1991)
Director of Imaging: A.J. (August 2003 - August 2005) (From Director of Imaging at Entercom stations in Indianapolis.) (Now Imaging Director at KDWB in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Production Director: Tim Cramer (1995 - June 2002) (Now out of radio)
Production Director: Johnny George (1986 - June 4, 1993) (Now Creative Services Director with Susquehanna/Indianapolis)
Promotions Director: Kay Feeney-Caito (? - July 1993)
Promotions Director: Jeff Graves (? - July 1999) (Now with the Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway, as Director of Special Events)
Promotions Director: Tami Muhn-Wellbaum (Now out of radio)
Remote Coordinator/Promotions Assistant: Shane Williams (? - October 2000) (Now doing sales.)
Mornings: Carlos Diaz
Mornings: Steve King and Julie Patterson (5am - 9am) (? - February 13, 2002) (Now out of radio)
Mornings: Mark Vanness
Mornings: Ann Craig (1988 - 1991)
Mornings: Melissa Bricker (August 2002 - ?) (Now out of radio)
Middays: Crystal McKenzie (1990 - 1995)
Early Afternoons: Dave Decker (1:00pm - 4:00pm)
Afternoons: "Hunter" (4:00pm - 7:00pm)
Afternoons: Paul Kenny ("John Trout")
Afternoons: Kelly McKay (3:00pm - 7:00pm)
Afternoons: Jason Hammer (3:00pm - 7:00pm) (Producer)
Nights: Rob Blair (Now with KCBA-TV in Monterey, California)
Nights: Jason Addams (? - September 1998)
Nights: Ted Striker (7pm - 12am) (November 1998 - June 2000) (From morning show producer at KBKS in Seattle, Washington) (Now weeeknds at KBKS in Seattle, Washington)
Nights: Jason Burns ("Buzz Craven") (7pm - 12am) (October 2, 2000 - October 3, 2001)
Nights: Greg Browning (7pm - 10pm) (? - December 2002)
Overnights: Dan Andrews (12am - 5am) (? - August 15, 2000) (Now MD/nights at WLRW in Champaign, Illinois)
Overnights: John Mills (12am - 5am) (September 2000 - ?) (From weekends at WHHH) (Now at Metro Traffic Networks in Indianapolis)
R.J. Miles
Weekends: Craig Hixon

Station History

99.5fm signed on June 1, 1962. Before WZPL, it was WSMJ, and also was WIKS (Kiss 99) for a time. WZPL, along with all of the MyStar Communications Corp. stations were sold in April 2004 for $73.5 million.

For Further Reading...

Kukolla, Steve. "Unplugged Hoopla." Indianapolis Business Journal July 12 - July 18, 1993. Page 11A.
Kukolla, Steve. "WKLR lands ex-ZPL production chief." Indianapolis Business Journal July 26 - August 1, 1993. Page 10A.
Allan, Marc D. "Pair leave WZPL for rival WENS." The Indianapolis Star. 14 February 2002. Page A2.

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