Pillar Media is pleased to announce three internal promotions within its programming team.

Skip Mahaffey has been named Pillar Media creative director and talent coach, Rob Lewis has been promoted to Pillar Media programming operations manager, and SLiM Rodriguez has been appointed assistant program director at STAR 101.5 (KSRC) in Denver.

“Elevating Skip to this new role means that all of the on-air team at Pillar Media stations benefit from Skip’s experience and ability to connect with listeners in an authentic way,” said Matt Stockman, brand director at Pillar Media. “Skip’s passion for developing other talent is crucial to our future growth, and I’m glad we can capitalize on it.”

Mahaffey has been with Pillar Media for two years during his 40-plus-year career in radio. Lewis has been with the company for all of his 30-year broadcasting career. Rodriguez has 32 years in radio broadcasting and joined Pillar Media in 2024 during the acquisition of its Denver signals.
“The promotion of Rob and SLiM to these new roles is a direct result of their commitment to excellence and the deep desire in our organization to cultivate leadership from within. I am excited to see the ways in which each of them grow our influence,” Stockman said.