Stephen Mindich, chairman of the Phoenix Media/Communications Group, announced this week that New England–radio veteran Bruce Mittman has been named president of the FNX Radio Network. “I’ve known Bruce for many years and have worked with him in the past,” Mindich said. “Bruce combines the sales, marketing, and programming vision that will help us to expand our mission of being the alternative voice of New England.”

Mittman, who has been a consultant for the radio network since January and has owned radio stations, has also worked for WAAF (107.3 FM), WWTM (AM 1440), and STAR (93.7 FM). Last year, he was nominated General Manager of the Year by Radio & Records magazine. “I am very excited to be joining the FNX family, and look forward to working with general manager Andy Kingston, program director Cruze, and their crew to help the FNX Network reach its next level,” Mittman said.

The PMCG publishes three newspapers — the Boston Phoenix, the Portland Phoenix, and the Providence Phoenix. The FNX Radio Network can be heard in Greater Boston on WFNX (101.7 FM), as well as on 101.3 FM in the Back Bay and South End, where an extra transmitter is used to enhance the signal, which is sometimes blocked by tall buildings (a problem shared by other stations). It can also be heard on WPHX (92.1 FM and AM 1220) and WFEX (92.1 FM) along the Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine coasts from Newburyport to Portland; on WWRX (103.7 FM) in Providence, Rhode Island; and worldwide at www.wfnx.net.

Issue Date: May 10 - 17, 2001