{"id":8204,"date":"2015-07-15T15:00:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T20:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=8204"},"modified":"2015-07-15T15:26:23","modified_gmt":"2015-07-15T20:26:23","slug":"search-on-for-new-wshe-programmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2015\/07\/15\/search-on-for-new-wshe-programmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Search on for new WSHE programmer"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Marty<\/a>

<\/a> Marty Bender<\/p><\/div>\n

Citing a multitude of personal reasons, Marty Bender has resigned after two years as program director of WSHE FM 100.3,<\/a> the Hubbard Radio adult contemporary station.<\/p>\n

The death of his brother earlier this year along with what he called \u201cadditional health and family issues\u201d prompted the move, Bender announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cA day does not go by when I don\u2019t wake up and wonder if I\u2019m in the right place, for the right reasons,\u201d Bender wrote in a memo to staff. \u201cAt this time, the right decision for me is to step aside from my day-to-day programming duties at SHE and attend to all of the above, along with the corresponding legal issues that seem to never let up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"WSHE\"<\/a>

WSHE<\/p><\/div>\n

Greg Solk, senior vice president of programming for Hubbard Radio, said the search for a new program director would begin immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cWSHE is turning into a top tier station in the market and much of that success can be directly attributed to Marty and his programming touch,\u201d Solk told employees after Bender's announcement. \u201cWhile we support his decision to step away from the day to day, we have asked Marty if he would stay on in an advisory and consulting role. He has graciously accepted. . . .\u00a0Marty is a special kind of person. We all wish him the best in doing what he needs to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bender joined the station, then known as WILV\/Rewind 100.3, in June 2013, succeeding Barry James, who retired after 20 years with the Hubbard Radio stations here and their predecessor, Bonneville International. Bender previously worked in Indianapolis, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Detroit.<\/p>\n

Last March Bender oversaw the rebranding<\/a> of the station to WSHE. He described the move as an \u201cevolution\u201d that would allow the company to \u201crefine our musical position to a new and less predictable place [while] redefining adult contemporary radio for 2015 and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the latest Nielsen Audio survey, WSHE ranked 17th with a 2.3 percent share and cumulative weekly audience of 1,311,800. Among women between 25 and 54, the station ranked eighth with a 3.9 share and 400,100 cume.<\/p>\n

Here is the text of Bender\u2019s memo to staff:<\/strong><\/p>\n

To: SHE Staff<\/em>
\nFrom: Marty Bender <\/em>
\nRe: Decision . . .<\/em><\/p>\n

As a few of you may know, the past year\u2026and especially the last six months\u2026have been very challenging for me on a personal\/family level. While we all eventually address life-changing events, I\u2019ve had to deal with almost every conceivable one of them happening in rapid succession. To compound the situation(s), all of these are happening in two cities, away from Chicago.<\/em><\/p>\n

I lost my brother after a long illness and a brutal life-support situation. My parents, while dealing with the loss of their son, are now both advancing into their own life-changing challenges. I wish that was it, but there are additional health and family issues that still need to be resolved.<\/em><\/p>\n

Thus, a day does not go by when I don\u2019t wake up and wonder if I\u2019m in the right place, for the right reasons. At this time, the right decision for me is to step aside from my day-to-day programming duties at SHE and attend to all of the above, along with the corresponding legal issues that seem to never let up.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is a very tough decision for me, because of my attachment and belief in SHE and all that this station is quickly becoming. In discussing this decision with Greg and John, they have been supportive on every level, and have even asked that I stay a part of the team in a consulting role. I\u2019m sure Greg will follow up with the details of that arrangement.<\/em><\/p>\n

I just want to thank each and every one of you for your hard work and support in my two years as your Program Director. I\u2019ll be honored to stay on board until a new Programmer joins, and then look forward to helping as a consultant to the new and unique brand that is WSHE. This transition could have only happened with the blessing and corporate care that is the entire Hubbard family.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Citing a multitude of personal reasons, Marty Bender has resigned after two years as program director of WSHE FM 100.3, the Hubbard Radio adult contemporary station. The death of his brother earlier this year along with what he called \u201cadditional health and family issues\u201d prompted the move, Bender announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8204"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8204"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8211,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8204\/revisions\/8211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}