Smoky Mountain Reign: Former Top 40 WNOK/Columbia, SC & WWXM/Myrtle Beach PD Matt "Brodie" Lesley has been named Brand Mgr. for the four-station SummitMedia/Knoxville cluster including WCYQ, where he will do middays. Former WCYQ Brand Mgr./midday host Matt Cooper departed last week (CAT 10/27). In addition to his former PD roles with iHeartMedia, where he worked from 2019 until earlier this year, Lesley served as the company's Music Curator for Top 40 stations in Cincinnati, Fresno and Austin. He is a veteran of more than 20 years in radio, with previous stints at KCHZ/Kansas City, WSEA & WSYN/Myrtle Beach and KQLK/Lake Charles, LA. “I’ve gone country!” he says. “I’m excited to start this new chapter with SummitMedia and WCYQ and help bring great Country radio to East Tennessee." Reach him here.