Saga CEO Chris Forgy Takes Medical Leave.

Saga Communications President and CEO Chris Forgy has taken a temporary medical leave of absence that requires an indefinite period of recovery, the company announced in an SEC filing.

“We anticipate that Mr. Forgy will be available for consultation on significant matters during his recovery and the Board has designated Wayne Leland, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and Samuel D. Bush, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer to assist with Mr. Forgy’s responsibilities until Mr. Forgy returns from his medical leave,” Saga said in the Feb. 13 filing.

Forgy has been serving as President/CEO since November 2022, following the death of Ed Christian, the company’s founder and CEO who died in August 2022 at the age of 77 after a short illness.

He first joined Saga in 1995 and was Director of Sales for its Columbus, OH cluster until 2006. He left the company from 2006 to 2011 to work as general manager for Radio One in Cleveland and for Wilks Broadcasting in Columbus before rejoining Saga as President and General Manager of its Columbus stations until being promoted to Senior VP of Operations in 2018.