Kelli Turner named Audacy CEO as part of executive shake-up
Audacy on Monday named Kelli Turner to the role of chief executive on a permanent basis, part of a broader shake-up of the company’s C-suite
Audacy (formerly Entercom) [$AUD] is a national broadcast company that primarily owns local AM and FM radio stations in the United States.
Audacy consists of legacy Entercom stations and stations formerly owned by CBS Radio. The company also operates streaming service Radio.com. Audacy is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Audacy on Monday named Kelli Turner to the role of chief executive on a permanent basis, part of a broader shake-up of the company’s C-suite
Around 100 employees received layoff notices on Thursday, and more than 300 could be let go by mid-March, according to sources.
Alex Silverman is stepping down from his role as News Director of Audacy’s all-news radio station in Los Angeles.
Rich Schmaeling, the Chief Financial Officer at radio broadcaster Audacy, has resigned his post about two months before the expiration of his employment contract.
David Field has resigned as the president and chief executive of Audacy; Kelli Turner will succeed him on an interim basis.
Billy DiMaio, 25, joined Audacy in 2023 as a performance sales executive; he was promoted just two months ago to the role of enterprise account executive.
Starting next year, the show will be distributed by Westwood One and moves from afternoons to early evenings.
Audacy’s news and talk stations will continue to use Bloomberg Audio segments for a while longer as part of a new multi-year agreement.
The station airs a country music format on a hybrid-digital signal of KQKS, utilizing artificial intelligence software.
The sports broadcaster partnered with A+E Networks and Range Digital Ventures to bring the Jim Rome Show to Freevee, Samsung TV Plus and other FAST platforms.
Federal broadcast regulators said Audacy did not carry out the contest as it advertised.
Audacy Sports will distribute live coverage of games from more than 150 college- and professional-level sports teams.