NOLA Radio: Cumulus Promotes Napoleon, Adams

Cumulus Media announces that it has appointed media sales executives Rachel Adams and Kelwynn Napoleon as Local Sales Managers for Cumulus New Orleans, representing four strong radio stations reaching over 334,600 fans each week.

This marks a promotion for Napoleon, who joined Cumulus-New Orleans seven years ago as Senior Account Executive, and has over 15 years experience in radio sales. Adams joins Cumulus from Entercom-New Orleans, where she was the National Director of eCommerce and Digital Sales, leading sales across all integrated digital media channels, as well as eCommerce national sales for Entercom’s 130 stations in 27 U.S. markets.

Rachel Adams

Adams was formerly Senior Account Manager for iHeart Media-San Diego’s News Talk radio stations and served Entercom’s Portland, OR, six-station cluster as Director of Digital Sales. Adams also spent seven years as Account Executive, Senior Account Executive and Local Sales Manager for New Orleans-based NOLA.com, followed by three years in Portland, OR, as Senior Advertising Account Executive for NOLA.com’s sister site, Oregonlive.com. She started her career as a graphic designer and newspaper advertising sales representation with the Sun Herald in Gulfport, MS. Born and raised in New Orleans, Adams earned a BFA with honors from the University of Southern Mississippi.

Kelwynn Napoleon

Napoleon became a Certified Radio Marketing Consultant in 2000, and received the Top Gun Award from the Radio Advertising Bureau. He has also been recognized as Account Executive of the Month numerous times by Cumulus-New Orleans and by Clear Channel/iHeart Media-New Orleans for his professional achievements, and was named Account Executive of the Month a total of 21 times for On Top Communications, in addition to twice being honored as the company’s Salesperson of the Year. A native of New Orleans, Napoleon holds a B.S. degree in Marketing from Louisiana State University. He is active in the New Orleans community and founded a local youth mentoring organization called Reality Check, which uses music, poetry, art, acting, and guest speakers to provide young people with mentoring, guidance and life skills. He also volunteers his time as a frequent guest speaker at New Orleans area colleges, elementary and secondary schools, group homes and juvenile correctional facilities.

Pat Galloway, Regional Vice President/Market Manager for Cumulus-Baton Rouge/New Orleans/Columbus-Starkville, said: “I am very pleased to announce the Dream Team of Kelwynn Napoleon and Rachel Adams! They are both seasoned media sales and marketing professionals and have distinguished themselves as leaders throughout their respective careers. We are very fortunate to have both of them as leaders of our sales team.”