Providence Radio: Cumulus Names John Sutherland VP/MM

John Sutherland

Cumulus Media announces that longtime broadcasting and marketing professional John Sutherland has been promoted to Vice President/Market Manager for Cumulus’ five-station cluster in Providence, RI.

Sutherland previously served the company as Vice President, Sales for Cumulus in Worcester, MA, a position he has held since 2013. Prior to that, he was Chief Visual Officer for Sutherland Marketing Group. He was also Vice President for Clear Channel Radio (iHeart Media). A dedicated community servant, Sutherland served on the Board of Directors for the ALS Therapy Development Institute for many years. He holds a B.S. degree in Communications from Ithaca College.

Gary Pizzati, Senior Vice President for Cumulus said: “Placing John at the helm of Cumulus Providence is a perfect fit for that dynamic group of stations and will maximize our position in the market. John has many years of broadcast history in the northeast and his tremendous track record speaks for itself. This is another example of the opportunities for advancement and growth Cumulus offers to our employees. We congratulate John and are pleased to present him with this well-deserved battlefield promotion.”

Sutherland said: “Working with Gary Pizzati and Lew Dickey and leading one of the best radio clusters in America for Cumulus is an incredibly exciting opportunity. There is an extraordinarily talented team of people in Providence who are ready to grow to new heights at a time of accelerating change in our industry. I’m thrilled to begin this next chapter of my career at home in New England.”

He succeeds Barbara Haynes, who departed last week. Click Here for posting.