Mike Stern is trading a consultant’s seat at Jacobs Media for a programmer’s chair in Missouri. Zimmer Communications has chosen Stern to lead programming across its radio stations in Columbia, Jefferson City, and Springfield starting Monday, November 16.
Before joining Jacobs Media, Stern programmed radio stations in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Detroit, Las Vegas, and Dayton, including a tenure as Emmis Communications Vice President of Programming in Chicago, where he oversaw Alternative Q101 (WKQX) and Classic Rock The Loop (WLUP).
Zimmer operates radio stations in Columbia, Jefferson City, and Springfield, MO…