In an internal memo, Entercom CEO David Field has announced the promotions of ten executives today with the following rising to these new titles:
- Chris Ebbott: Vice President, Programming
- Chad Fitzsimmons: Senior Vice President, Promotions & Experiences (was VP/Music Initiatives)
- Rose Isard: Vice President, Senior Counsel (was Senior Counsel)
- John Kennedy: Senior Vice President, Engineering (was VP/Technical Operations)
- Jennifer Morales: Vice President, Corporate Communications & PR (was Senior Director of Corporate Communications)
- Nancy Muir-Gaire: Vice President, Facilities Management (was Director of Facilities Management)
- Johnny Palumbo: Vice President, Senior Counsel (was Senior Counsel)
- Reggie Rouse: Vice President, Programming
- Jeff Sottolano: Executive Vice President, Programming
- Stephanie Taylor: Vice President, Benefits, Compliance and Talent Acquisition (was Director of Benefits/Compliance/Talent Acquisition)
The three programmers on the list joined Entercom through the CBS Radio merger. Sottolano as Vice President of Programming and then promoted to Senior Vice President of Radio and RADIO.COM Programming. Ebbott has served as Program Director of Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH Los Angeles since 2014 and has also programmed in Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Toronto. Rouse is Entercom’s Urban format captain and PD of “V103” WVEE Atlanta.
Entercom has also announced the addition of Bill Smee to the company as Vice President of News. Smee “will spearhead our work to enhance and expand our news brands, building on their unparalleled position in our communities and adding new products and capabilities across our broadcast, digital, podcast, and smart speaker platforms.” Smee has served in production and executive roles at CNN, Discovery Times, Slate and NBC News, and consulted on video strategies for for groups including Entercom, HuffPost, and Mashable.
Field also confirmed that Entercom employees will not return to their offices until January 2021 at the earliest writing, “Frankly, it is disheartening that we will not all be together for the next several months, but it is the right thing to do for the collective health of our teams and our families. It is a testament to the work ethic of our team that we have been able to remain highly productive and effective as we work remotely. We need to ensure that in the months ahead we continue to evolve our work practices to continue performing at our very best under these unusual circumstances.”