Lee Kittell is the new Program Director for WDEV Radio. WDEV is central Vermont’s only locally owned and programmed radio station; Kittell is currently WDEV’s evening voice as the host of “Dinner Jazz” and “SCORE! With Lee Kittell”.
“We’re really excited about this”, said Eric Michaels, WDEV’s General Manager. “There’s no better person than Lee to be in that position. He’s organized, he’s dedicated and he’s fearless.” Kittell succeeds the recently retired Jack Donovan as Program Director. “To step into Jack’s shoes is a real honor”, Kittell noted. “It was his decision to bring me aboard at WDEV in the first place.” Kittell has worked at WDEV since November 2000. As a listener, he’s been a lifelong fan of “The Friendly Pioneer”. As a child, the native Vermonter listened to WDEV on snowy mornings to find out if school would be held that day. “It’s been part of me for a long, long time”, he said. “These days, most radio stations are a satellite dish and a sales staff. At WDEV, we’ve made our name on local programming.” Kittell’s promotion took effect October 24th and will bring changes to WDEV’s evening schedule. “SCORE!” was created because of Lee’s unique talents, “ Michael’s said. “We are planning to make a change in the evenings and moving Lee to more daytime hours.” Michaels added that “Dinner Jazz” will continue and that more information about evening programs will come in the near future. WDEV is part of the Waterbury-based Radio Vermont Group. WDEV can be heard at 96.1 FM and 550 AM in central Vermont, at 96.5 in Barre/Montpelier and at 101.9 in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.