RFC Media/SuiteRadio has announced the addition of Chuck Bortnick as Senior Director.
Bortnick currently is President of his Aidem Group consulting company that he launched in 2019. He has previously led multiple syndication groups including time as President/COO of Metro Networks, COO of Westwood One, EVP of Sparknet’s Jack Radio, and SVP of Gen Media Partners. He has also served as General Manager of WFAN New York and Regional Vice President Cumulus Media’s operations first in Westchester County NY/Fairfield County CT and then Houston and Beaumont TX and Lafayette and Lake Charles LA.
In a bold management move signaling a strong growth posture during this highly transitional period, the leadership team of Houston-based RFC Media and SuiteRadio is expanding.
Co-founders Cruze and Pat Fant are pleased to announce today that industry veteran Chuck Bortnick is joining the company as Senior Director, effective immediately.
Bortnick is the founder and President of Aidem Group, a media consulting company. RFC Media and SuiteRadio have been clients of the company, which will now have an expanded role in RFC/SuiteRadio’s expansion and growth.
Chuck Bortnick said “Pat and Cruze have built a dynamic and innovative audio content/solutions company, that has an excellent foundation for significant growth. I look forward to further helping RFC Media and SuiteRadio grow during these changing times of audio needs and solutions. The company has always made its focus on compelling content and serving stations and its company clients, with exceptional service and opportunities. I am excited to be a bigger part of their team.”
“We’ve been working with Chuck for over a year now on a number of projects, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have him join RFC Media and SuiteRadio in an official capacity,” commented Cruze. “His skillset and creativity are exactly what we need to take our companies to the next level. Radio and digital audio are changing by the minute, and Chuck’s understanding of the shifting landscape makes him a perfect fit!”
Chief Operating Officer Pat Fant said, “Chuck and I have a decades-long professional relationship that started in Houston radio, continued nationally during Chuck’s leadership at Metro Networks, developed around his remarkable time helping Metro grow and further building Westwood One after their acquisition of Metro Networks. We reconnected around his role in network radio at Gen Media Partners. Chuck is a friend and also one of the most strategic thinkers out there. Chuck Bortnick will make the perfect partner for us here at RFC Media and SuiteRadio as we add new syndication products and services that serve more affiliates/companies and deliver bottom line for our clients.”
