WBRU’s General Sales Manager Mark “Stack” Stachowski will depart the station to become the General Manager of the Citadel cluster (no, he didn’t win the position in an on-air contest) after fourteen dedicated years. Stack has been a friend since the days when he and I used to spin U-Nite down at Lupo’s on Westminster Street. While I left the station, returned and left again, he rose through the ranks as a steady fixture, first as a student, then as a promotional assistant, then as a national salesperson, and finally as the general sales manager. Only a handful of others (Mary Dalton, Randy Herschoff, Craig Healy, Tim Schiavelli, Mike Hart) have put in a comparable number of years in WBRU’s long history, and he has contributed hugely to the station’s continued success during his time there. Even in the current economic climate, when flat is the new up, Stack’s navigated the treacherous radio waters while larger alternative stations like WBCN and K-Rock have faltered. I have no doubt he’ll do very well in his new role overseeing four (!) stations in New London. We all wish him the best of luck.