Delaney named general manager of KSLU
Contact: Christina Chapple
12/7/06
HAMMOND – Todd E. Delaney of Baton Rouge has been named general manager of Southeastern Louisiana University’s award-winning radio station KSLU 90.9-FM.
Delaney, who has been serving as manager in an interim capacity, is responsible for all business operations of the station, including the development of strategic planning, sales and grant management. He is also in charge of all on-air operations.
“Mr. Delaney brings the educational background and hands-on experience needed to guide KSLU to even greater success,” said Karen Fontenot, head of the Southeastern Department of Communications, which oversees the station. “He is adept at working with students to help them develop the skills they need to be successful in the workforce. The practical training and opportunities provided by KSLU definitely complement and supplement our efforts in the classroom.”
KSLU is the only public radio station on the north shore. The station, which streams its signal over its website (www.kslu.org), was recognized by the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters as the 2006 Medium Market Radio Station of the Year for its community service activities and its on-air programming during and after Hurricane Katrina. The station in August was awarded a $93,831 digital radio grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to assist in the station’s transition to digital broadcasting.
Prior to joining Southeastern, Delaney served as a weathercaster for RWN Communications of Baton Rouge, providing forecasts for over 50 stations throughout the nation via the Internet. He also served as a reporter and anchor for Louisiana Network, an affiliate organization of 70 radio stations in the state, and as station manager and program director for KLSU-FM at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. While at KLSU, the station was named to Princeton’s Review’s best college radio stations list.
A fall 2006 graduate of Southeastern’s masters program in organizational communication, Delaney holds a bachelor’s degree in general studies from LSU. He has earned numerous awards, including Communicator Awards of Excellence and Associated Press awards for Best General News in 1999 and 2000 and Best Continuing Coverage in 2000.More News...
