Following yesterday’s announcement that Rich Davis will relocate back to Minneapolis, iHeartMedia has promoted Rich Moore to Senior VP/Programming for its Seattle operations.
Moore will continue to serve as PD of Sports 950 KJR, while Kevin Shockey is promoted to Assistant Program Director.
iHeartMedia appoints Rich Moore as Senior VP/Programming for its Seattle market, effective immediately. Moore will continue as Program Director of Sports/Talk KJR-AM, which through his leadership was named a Marconi finalist in 2015. Moore has been with iHeartMedia/Seattle since 1993. Concurrently, Kevin Shockey is named Assistant Program Director for KJR-AM.
“Rich has had a long and successful tenure at iHeartMedia Seattle. He is a brilliant, creative and innovative leader that understands how to create deep relationships with listeners and we look forward to tapping into those skills across all our Seattle brands,” said Market President Kent Haehl.
“I couldn’t be more excited and grateful for the opportunity to lead this great programming team in Seattle,” added Moore. “It’s an exciting time here at iHeartMedia-the talent and brands are poised for great success. I’m very much looking forward to being a part of it.”