Come January, radio veteran Steve Tuzeneu will begin a new role as a chief engineer for Hall Communications, overseeing the radio group’s Florida cluster.
Hall Communications’ Florida headquarters in Lakeland houses four stations: 97.5 WPCV, MAX 98.3 FM, WLKF(AM) and WONN(AM). Overall, the group represents 21 stations across Florida, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Prior to joining Hall, Tuzeneu served as the general manager and chief engineer to WIHS(FM) in Middletown, Conn., from 2020 to 2023. His radio career began back in 1973, when he 15, working as a part-time, weekend announcer at WRLB(FM) — now known as WWZY(FM) — in Longbranch, N.J.
“My favorite memory was my father driving me to the train station so I could get to Long Branch and walk to the radio station,” Tuzeneu said.
Since then, he has worked as an announcer, operations manager, station manager, general manager, staff engineer, chief engineer and director of engineering.
Tuzeneu told Radio World he is “looking forward to being the chief engineer for a company that treats its people like family.” He also looks forward to a new set of engineering projects and technical challenges.
In his most recent role at WIHS, Tuzeneu upgraded all three of its studios from old, analog equipment to state-of-the-art, digital equipment. You can check out some photos of those projects on his LinkedIn page.