iHeartMedia Restructures Regional Leadership

iHeartMedia has restructured its Markets Group leadership, announcing promotions and two departures.

John Karpinski is now President of iHeartMedia Community Markets, reporting to COO Bernie Weiss, with Shosh Abromovich reporting to him. Karpinski, previously Division President since October 2024, was EVP/Sales and Operations for strategic partnerships and EVP/Automotive Business Development.

Dave Carwile, former Carolina Region Metro President, is promoted to Division President of the new Midwest & Southeast Division, overseeing Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham, Greensboro, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and St. Louis. With iHeartMedia since 1993, Carwile held leadership roles in Norfolk, Richmond, Charlotte, and regional management in Virginia and the Carolinas.

Aaron Hyland, Washington DC Market President, is elevated to Division President, managing Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, and Hartford. Hyland joined iHeart in 2013 as VP/Sales, became Baltimore Market President in 2018, and led the Washington cluster since 2019. He previously managed markets for Cumulus in Fort Walton Beach, FL, and Hudson Valley, NY.

Exiting the company are Division Presidents Dan Lankford and DJ Hodge. Lankford, after 26 years, oversaw 43 markets across 14 states, with prior roles in Allentown/Harrisburg/Williamsport, Akron, Mansfield, Sandusky, and New Castle, PA, and experience at Great Scott Broadcasting and WXRV Boston. 

Hodge, who oversaw Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, joined in 2013 as General Sales Manager, later SVP/Sales, and became Cincinnati Market President in 2017, adding Pittsburgh in 2022. He previously worked with Learfield Sports and Sysco Foods.