Cumulus Media has promoted Tish Boden from Director of Sales to VP/Market Manager for its Shreveport LA cluster.
Boden joined Cumulus in February 2019 and has previously served as SPV/Sales for iHeartMedia Jacksonville, GSM for iHeart New Orleans and Cumulus Myrtle Beach. She has also been Market President for Power 92.3 Inc. in Atlanta and sold for Univision Las Vegas. She began her career as an AE and on-air at Citadel Broadcasting Little Rock.
Boden succeeds Aaron Criswell, who departed the company in September and is now Senior Economic Development Executive at Entercom Sacramento.
CUMULUS MEDIA announces that it has promoted Tish Boden to Vice President/Market Manager for Cumulus Shreveport, LA. An 18-year radio sales and management veteran, Boden rises from her previous position as Director of Sales for Cumulus Shreveport. CUMULUS MEDIA owns and operates five radio stations in Shreveport-Bossier City, including: KRMD-AM/Lite Rock 100.7 (AC), KRMD-FM/Country 101.1 FM (Country), KQHN-FM/Q97.3 (CHR), KVMA-FM/Magic 102.9 (Urban AC) and KMJJ-FM/99.7 FM KMJJ (Urban).
Prior to joining Cumulus Shreveport in February 2019, Boden was Market President for Power 92.3 in Atlanta, GA. She was previously SVP, Sales, for iHeartMedia’s 8-station group in Jacksonville, FL, and General Sales Manager for iHeartMedia’s 8-station group in New Orleans, LA. Prior to that, Boden was Senior Radio Marketing Consultant for Univision Radio in Las Vegas, NV, and was General/National Sales Manager for Cumulus Myrtle Beach, SC, from 2006-2009. After earning her B.A. degree in Communication/Broadcast Journalism from Grambling State University, Boden started her radio career as an Account Executive and On-Air Personality for Citadel Broadcasting (now CUMULUS MEDIA) in Little Rock, AR.
Mark Sullivan, Regional Vice President, Operations, CUMULUS MEDIA, said: “Tish has been an outstanding leader throughout our operations in Shreveport. She has a proven track record of success and I’m anxious for her continued success and to continue to work alongside her as we head into the future. It’s a well-earned and deserved promotion.”
Tish Boden commented: “I am very excited to be named Vice President/Market Manager for Cumulus Shreveport-Bossier City. I truly appreciate Mary Berner, Bob Walker, and Mark Sullivan for this opportunity. Cumulus Shreveport-Bossier City has an incredibly talented team with five phenomenal radio stations, and I look forward to being part of the success of my team.”