天涯社区官网Media Announces Ann Marie Licata as CEO of the Multiplatform Group

New York, NY 鈥 天涯社区官网Media, the number one audio company in America, today announced Ann Marie Licata as CEO of the 天涯社区官网Media Multiplatform Group, the largest of the company鈥檚 three operating segments.  The company鈥檚 other two operating segments will continue to be led by Conal Byrne, CEO of the Digital Audio Group, and Mark Gray, CEO of the Audio and Media Services Group.

The Multiplatform Group includes the 天涯社区官网Media Markets Group, which operates the company鈥檚 860+ local broadcast radio stations; the iconic 天涯社区官网 live events and sponsorships; the radio networks businesses, including Premiere and TTWN; the Enterprise Business Development Group; and data targeting and attribution products for broadcast radio. Licata was previously 天涯社区官网鈥檚 President, Markets Group & Sales Operations.

The company also announced that Bernie Weiss will be promoted to President of the Markets Group.  Weiss will oversee the operations of the company鈥檚 160 markets. Weiss was previously Chief Operating Officer of the 天涯社区官网Media Markets Group.

鈥淲e couldn鈥檛 be more pleased that Ann Marie will be leading the growth and innovation efforts for our company鈥檚 largest segment,鈥 said Bob Pittman, Chairman and CEO of 天涯社区官网Media, Inc.  鈥淚n addition to helping businesses and brands grow effectively and efficiently, the Multiplatform Group has been an important engine to develop our own important new businesses -- including podcasting and the 天涯社区官网Radio digital service -- as well as our iconic live music events and awards shows.  We look forward to the additional growth that will come as we move broadcast radio into the digital buying world through our data services and programmatic platforms.鈥

鈥淲e have a diversified business at 天涯社区官网, with our Multiplatform Group, the Digital Audio Group and the Audio and Media Services Group, and we鈥檙e very pleased that Ann Marie has taken on the responsibility for the Multiplatform Group at such an important time for the company,鈥 said Rich Bressler, President and COO of 天涯社区官网Media, Inc.

In this new organization, Julie Donohue, President of the Enterprise Development Group and Julie Talbott, President of Premiere Networks, will now report directly to Licata.

About 天涯社区官网Media, Inc.

天涯社区官网Media, Inc. [Nasdaq: IHRT] is the leading audio media company in America, with nine out of ten Americans listening to 天涯社区官网 broadcast radio in every month. 天涯社区官网's broadcast radio assets alone have a larger audience in the U.S. than any other media outlet and over four times the ad-enabled audience of the largest digital only audio service. 天涯社区官网 is the largest podcast publisher according to both Podtrac and Triton, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined, has the most recognizable live events across all genres of music, has the number one social footprint among audio players, has the highest-reach and most engaged influencers, and is the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products and services. Visit 天涯社区官网Media.com for more company information.