KRMG, Tulsa Promotes Cooper to Morning Host and APD
Zoellner Media Group promotes Skyler Cooper to morning drive host and assistant program director. Cooper moves from host of the “KRMG Afternoon News.” KRMG says Cooper is a previous winner of the
Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Personality of the Year and has recently been recognized as a National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award nominee for Medium Market Personality of the Year. He also played a key role in KRMG’s Marconi Award win for Medium Market Station of the Year. Zoellner Media Group owner Dr. Robert H. Zoellner says, “Skyler understands what local radio should be – trusted, engaged, and community focused. Promoting him into a morning and leadership role is an investment in KRMG’s future.” Cooper comments, “I couldn’t be more excited to hop in the driver’s seat of the KRMG Morning News and wake up with Tulsa each weekday morning, 5-9 am. I started my radio career here as a Sunday morning board op, and to be taking the reins of such a legacy morning broadcast is beyond what I could have ever imagined all those years ago.”
and two of its sister music-formatted outlets to a local operator – Zoellner Media Group, led by Dr. Robert Zoellner. Potter tells the Tulsa World that his exit came as a surprise. He says he was called into a meeting with Dr. Zoellner. “Our paths hadn’t crossed yet in his ownership. Shook his hand, sat down. He said, ‘We’re not renewing your contract.’ They handed me a check, and security showed me out of the building.” Prior to joining KRMG, Potter served in Dallas with WBAP-AM in several capacities, including news director.
launched his first optometry clinic in 1991. Since then, he’s built his businesses on the power of radio advertising and has long championed the value of local broadcast radio.” Dr. Zoellner states, “We’re thrilled to welcome these incredible radio stations into the Zoellner Media Group family. Radio has played a crucial role in my business success, and I have always been passionate about its ability to connect communities and drive meaningful engagement. This acquisition allows us to build upon a legacy of excellence while fostering innovation across broadcast and digital platforms. I couldn’t be more excited to get started.” Tapped to manage the station group as president and general manager is Steve Hunter, who served for 22 years as director of operations at Cox Media Group Tulsa and seven years with Griffin Media. The transaction is subject to FCC approval and is expected to close early in the second half of 2025.