About me
Award-winning broadcast executive with exceptional record of leadership, building and growing major-market radio stations, and achieving ratings and revenue goals.
Relationship management expert adept at recruiting and developing talent, negotiating rights agreements with sports and entertainment leaders, and innovating impactful partner strategies that galvanize profitability and engagement.
Culture of success driver who creates synergies within programming and sales teams and operations to maximize revenue opportunities and galvanize sustainable growth.
· Promoted to SVP, Play-by-Play & Talent Planning for ESPN Radio, and led growth across four owned stations by building out top-tier teams and optimizing station schedules.
· Put ESPN radio on air in NYC market within 24 days of acquisition and drove audience engagement by recruiting new and compelling talent including Stephen A. Smith, Max Kellerman, and Michael Kay.
· Developed and produced “Michael Kay Show”, an afternoon drive show that outperformed competing programs in New York market and ranked #1 with Men 25-54.
· Ushered ESPN Radio into NFL radio broadcast segment by negotiating license agreements with 13 NFL teams, which led to creation of ‘NFL Sundays on ESPN Radio’ that ranked as highest margin business in Play-by-Play broadcasting division.
· Secured $4M in annual cost savings by renegotiating ESPN Radio rights agreement with LA Lakers.
· Obtained broadcast rights for the NY Knicks, NY Rangers, NJ Devils, and the NFL.
