Townsquare Media has announced the appointment of Mike Juliano as Market President and Chief Revenue Officer for its Rockford IL cluster.
Juliano joins the company from Beasley Media where he served as Director of Sales for its Detroit cluster since August 2014. Juliano has also served as General Manager for Cox Media Group New Haven CT, Director of Sales for Entercom Boston, Local Sales Manager for WHTZ and WLTW New York, General Sales Manager for WKTU New York, and Regional VP for Metro Networks.
Townsquare Media, Inc. announced today that Mike Juliano has joined the Company as Market President and Chief Revenue Officer of its Rockford Team. Mr. Juliano will oversee the Company’s local media properties, including the legendary powerhouse WZOK-FM, #1 Country station WXXQ-FM, Classic Rock WKGL-FM, and News Talk WROK-AM. He will report to Senior Vice President, Local Media, Rob Williams.
“Mike Juliano has a distinguished track record in our industry. He has enjoyed tremendous success in both General Manager and Director of Sales positions in small, medium, and major markets,” said Mr. Williams. “Mike knows how to create a local media team that attracts and retains the best talent. Having seen first-hand the success he had in Connecticut, New York City, and Detroit, we are very fortunate to add him to our leadership team in Rockford.”
Prior to joining Townsquare, Mr. Juliano was Director of Sales for Beasley Broadcasting in Detroit. Prior to that he led Entercom’s sales efforts in Boston, and held senior positions at Westwood One, Clear Channel, Cox Radio and New City Communications.
“I could not be more excited to join Townsquare, a company I have long admired. Their commitment to the local communities they serve is second to none and they have been a leader in the industry in developing digital solutions like Townsquare Interactive and Ignite, to aid in solving a client’s marketing objectives. I look forward to putting these solutions to use for our Rockford partners,” said Mr. Juliano. “This will mark the third time in my career that I have worked with Rob Williams and I have known Erik Hellum for as long as I have been in this business. There aren’t two people that I have more respect and admiration for than Rob and Erik. I’m honored to be on their team.”Townsquare COO – Local Media, Erik Hellum added, “Few people are as passionate as Mike is about our industry, about building great teams, and helping our clients grow their business, as he has proven over and over again in his career. With our “local first” focus, Townsquare is very proud to have someone of Mike’s caliber joining our Company and leading our Townsquare Rockford team. And as an added bonus I finally get to work with Mike, which I’ve been trying to do for 30 years!”
Mr. Juliano is a graduate of State University of New York at Oswego where he earned a B. A. in Communications.