Portland OR Radio: Dave Hill VP/Programming For iHeartMedia

Dave Hill

iHeartMedia/Portland has announced that Dave Hill has been named VP/Programming for the cluster.

The move is effective December 1, 2014.

Hill will oversee all programming operations for Portland's nine-station cluster. He will join iHeartMedia Portland from Hearst Broadcasting in Baltimore, Maryland, where he served as Operations Manager for four stations since 2002.

He also previously served as Program Director and midday talent for WQBK in Albany, New York and WMRQ in Hartford, Connecticut.

"After a year of consistent ratings growth at iHeartMedia Portland, I am pleased to have Dave Hill as my partner and new Vice President of Programming," said Robert Dove, Market President, iHeartMedia Portland. "Dave brings with him a 12 year track record of success in Baltimore and I am sure he will continue build on the forward trajectory of our strong AM and FM brands in Portland."

"We have been wanting to recruit Dave to our team for quite some time, the brands he has managed in Baltimore have been industry leaders in their formats," said Brad Hardin, Executive Vice President of Programming, iHeartMedia. "We are very excited to have him join iHeartMedia and grow our Portland cluster."