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| Steve Shaw |
Cumulus has announced the promotion of Steve Shaw to
President of Westwood One, where he will expand his role as head of national
spot sales for Cumulus’ owned-and-operated stations to include all national and
digital sales for Westwood One, effective immediately.
Shaw is currently Senior Vice President of Cumulus National
Sales, a position he has held since March, 2013. In Steve’s new role he will
oversee Westwood One Networks, Westwood One Sports, and Westwood One Digital,
including Rdio and Cumulus National Sales, which will be renamed Westwood One
Media Group. Shaw was previously President of Katz Radio Group and President of
Cox Digital Solutions.
Lew Dickey, Chief Executive Officer of Cumulus, said: “Steve
will drive the integration of our large stable of national media assets and
advertising products under the Westwood One brand. His track record of success
in both broadcast radio and digital media will be instrumental as Cumulus and
Westwood One combine to provide a compelling new set of ad packages designed to
meet the rapidly evolving needs of our advertisers.”
Shaw said: “Westwood One brings to listeners and advertisers
an incredibly powerful combination of great content across a multitude of
distribution channels. With many of the most established brands in Sports,
Talk, News and Entertainment, as well as emerging new brands including NASH and
Rdio, the opportunities are significant. I am very excited to be working with
the Westwood One team to create unique and effective solutions for our agency
and client partners.”
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