Cumulus Media Appoints Brian Philips as Executive Vice President, Content and Audience
May 06 2019 - 9:15AM
Cumulus Media Inc. [NASDAQ: CMLS] (the “Company,” “Cumulus,” “we,”
“us,” or “our”) today announced that it has appointed Brian Philips
as Executive Vice President, Content and Audience, effective May 6,
2019. Mr. Philips will report to Mary G. Berner, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Cumulus Media. He succeeds Michael
McVay, who is returning to full-time consulting, with Cumulus as
his first client.
Mr. Philips brings to Cumulus Media more than 30 years of
leadership and programming experience across a range of media. Mr.
Philips previously served as President of Viacom/MTV Network’s CMT
channel, where he led the music network’s successful forays into
long-form script series, tentpole awards shows, concert specials,
and feature films. He also developed CMT’s successful national
radio network. Under his stewardship, the channel grew from 36
million to a peak of 90 million homes, and set the record for the
longest documented ratings growth streak among ad-supported cable
networks.
Before his work in television and film production, Mr. Philips
enjoyed an award-winning radio career, with more than 15 years
leading radio programming at a number of major market stations,
including Cumulus stations WNNX-FM and WWWQ-FM (Atlanta), and
KPLX-FM (Dallas-Ft. Worth).
Ms. Berner said, “We are excited that Brian is joining our
leadership team. A highly accomplished executive, leader, and
innovator with substantial experience across today’s media
landscape, he comes to us with an impressive and successful track
record of growing ratings and expanding audiences. We look forward
to benefiting from the skills and expertise he brings to his new
role.”
Ms. Berner added, “I would also like to thank Mike for his
significant contributions to Cumulus and for being such a great
partner to me. Under his leadership, we saw years of ratings share
growth and we are currently posting the best ratings since 2011 on
some of our biggest and most important stations.”
Mr. Philips said, “I have long respected Cumulus as a leader in
the radio broadcasting industry with high-quality local programming
and iconic, nationally syndicated brands. I’m eager to join this
company and this culture, and to work alongside Mary Berner and the
leadership and programming teams to continue driving performance
and improving ratings.”
About CUMULUS MEDIA
A leader in the radio broadcasting industry, CUMULUS MEDIA
(NASDAQ: CMLS) combines high-quality local programming with iconic,
nationally syndicated media, sports, and entertainment brands to
deliver premium content choices to the more than 250 million people
reached each month through its 434 owned-and-operated stations
broadcasting in 87 U.S. media markets (including eight of the top
10), approximately 8,000 broadcast radio stations affiliated with
its Westwood One network and numerous digital channels. Together,
the Cumulus Radio Station Group and Westwood One platforms make
CUMULUS MEDIA one of the few media companies that can provide
advertisers with national reach and local impact. The Cumulus Radio
Station Group and Westwood One are the exclusive radio broadcast
partners to some of the largest brands in sports, entertainment,
news, and talk, including the NFL, the NCAA, the Masters, the
Olympics, the GRAMMYs, the Academy of Country Music Awards, the
American Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, and more.
Additionally, it is the nation's leading provider of country music
and lifestyle content through its NASH brand, which serves country
fans nationwide through radio programming, exclusive digital
content, and live events. For more information, visit
www.cumulusmedia.com.
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