DE Radio: Jeff Boden To Lead Delmarva Broadcasting

Jeff Boden

Jeff Boden, a former president and general manager of two radio stations in Washington D.C., took over the reins at Delmarva Broadcasting on Wednesday. according to delawareonline.com.

He succeeds Julian H. "Pete" Booker, who stepped down Monday after 22 years as the company's CEO and president.

Boden most recently served as president and CEO of 4S Marketing Solutions in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and owner of an EmbroideMe franchise in Bethesda, Maryland.

Boden previously spent more than 30 years in broadcasting, including a 7-year stint as at the helm of Cumulus Media-owned stations WRQX-FM and WMAL-AM.

Boden began his broadcasting career when he landed an internship with the Washington D.C.-based news station WTOP while a student at American University.

He later served as an account executive at that station before taking a job as national sales manager for WCAO-AM and WXYY-FM in Baltimore.

Boden joined WRQX/WMAL in 1993 as a general sales manager. He later was promoted to director of sales and later president/general manager.

After leaving Cumulus Media, Boden briefly served as general sales manager for Clear Channel, now iHeartMedia, where he oversaw sales efforts for WASH-FM, WMZQ-FM and WBIG-FM.

Owned by Steinman Communications, Delmarva Broadcasting owns 13 radio stations.