Chris Oliverio |
CBS Radio Tuesday announced the promotion of Chris Oliviero
to Executive Vice President, Programming.
The appointment is effective immediately. Oliviero has served as Senior Vice President,
Programming for the past four years, and has worked at CBS Radio in various
capacities since 1996.
In this new role,
Oliviero will lead programming development and operations for CBS Radio’s 126
news, sports, talk and music stations nationwide, as well as manage talent
relations and explore new business partnerships and acquisitions. Additionally, he will maintain his role
overseeing CBS Sports Radio.
“Chris has been a valued member of our senior leadership
team, creating opportunities and initiatives that provide an exceptional
listening experience and extend the CBS Radio brand,” said Dan Mason, President
and CEO.
“He has demonstrated a profound understanding of
collaboration across our local station management, sales and digital teams to
drive growth, and brings a contemporary perspective into the ever changing
media landscape. Chris is a true
industry leader and a respected colleague to everyone at CBS Radio.”
Dan Mason |
“We’ve assembled an outstanding line-up of multi-platform
assets that not only showcase our unmatched collection of exclusive content,
but also provide additional opportunities to introduce our industry leading
brands to new audiences each and every day.
I look forward to continuing these efforts by partnering with (SVP of
Programming) Greg Strassell along with all our program directors in the years
to come.”
Oliviero was named
Senior Vice President of Programming for CBS Radio in 2009, while taking on a
supervisory role for CBS Sports Radio in 2012.
He provides creative oversight of the division’s search for both
established and up-and-coming talent, and has been instrumental in CBS Radio’s
expansion of sports radio on FM, including launches in New
York , Dallas , Washington ,
D.C., Philadelphia , Atlanta ,
Boston , Detroit , Tampa , Baltimore , Pittsburgh and Cleveland . Oliviero has recruited a highly sought after
roster of personalities to CBS Radio stations and also manages the division’s
national public service initiatives.
He began his career with CBS Radio in 1996 as an intern for Howard
S. Upon his graduation from New
York University
in 1998, Oliviero joined Sportsradio 660AM WFAN as producer. In 2000, he was
named Executive Producer for WNEW 102.7FM. Oliviero became part of CBS Radio's
corporate staff as program coordinator in January 2004, and from July 2004
until July 2005 served as Director, Original Programming before being named
Vice President of Programming.
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