iHM Names Ann Marie Licata to Head Multiplatform Group

iHeartMedia promoted Ann Marie Licata to CEO of its Multiplatform Group, the company’s largest operating segment, overseeing 860+ local broadcast radio stations, Premiere Networks, TTWN, live events, and data-targeting products.

Licata succeeds Hartley Adkins, who retired last year. She was previously EVP of Sales Operations and Client Success at iHeart following a role at Madison Square Garden. Reporting to Licata will be Julie Donohue, President of the Enterprise Development Group, and Julie Talbott, President of Premiere Networks.

Ann Marie Licata

Bernie Weiss, formerly Markets Group COO, was promoted to Markets Group President and will manage operations across iHeart’s 160 markets. The Digital Audio Group remains led by CEO Conal Byrne; the Audio and Media Services Group continues under CEO Mark Gray.

The Multiplatform Group comprises iHeartMedia’s Markets Group (operating 860+ local broadcast radio stations), iHeart live events and sponsorships, radio networks including Premiere and TTWN, the Enterprise Business Development Group, and broadcast radio data-targeting and attribution products.

iHeartMedia Chairman and CEO Bob Pittman praised Licata’s appointment as key to growing the Multiplatform Group’s businesses—podcasting, iHeartRadio, live events, and data-driven programmatic buying—while President and COO Rich Bressler highlighted the company’s diversified structure and said he was pleased Licata is taking on the role at a pivotal time.