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December 10, 2003
INFINITY BROADCASTING ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE STRUCTURE FOR BOSTON RADIO OPERATIONS
Tony Berardini Named Vice President, Infinity Boston
Mark Hannon Assumes Senior Vice President/General Manager Responsibilities At WBCN And WZLX; Chris Hill Named Senior Vice President/Director Of Sales
Infinity
Broadcasting has created a new executive structure for its radio
operations in Boston, it was announced today by Joel Hollander,
President and
Chief Operating Officer, Infinity Broadcasting.
The changes are effective immediately.
Tony Berardini,
a 27-year company veteran who has served as Vice President/General Manager for
WBCN-FM since April 1981 and for
WZLX-FM since November 2001, has been named Vice President, Infinity Boston and
will report to Hollander.
He will be
responsible for evaluating and developing market strategy, programming and
research, as well as talent development throughout the country, and will
continue to manage Infinity's relationship with the New England Patriots.
"Tony's more
than two decades of service to Infinity is unmatched," said Hollander.
"He has played a key role in the success of
WBCN-FM and WZLX-FM making many lasting contributions.
We are fortunate to be able to utilize his
knowledge and experience to further the growth of the entire Boston market."
Mark Hannon, who previously served
as Director of Sales for Infinity's Boston
market, will now oversee the day-to-day operations for WBCN-FM and WZLX-FM, in
addition to his duties as General Manager at WBMX-FM.
Chris Hill, who currently serves as General
Sales Manger for WBZ, will succeed Hannon and take on additional
responsibilities as Senior Vice President/Director of Sales for the entire
market.
Ted Jordan will continue in his
role as Vice President/General Manager of WBZ and WODS.
Hannon, Hill and Jordan will continue to
report to Scott Herman, Executive Vice President, Eastern Region, Infinity Broadcasting.
Commenting on
the announcement Herman added, "I'm thrilled that we have a veteran senior
management team in place in this key market to be able to make a seamless
transition."
Infinity is one
of the largest major-market radio operators in the United States, with stations
covering the news, modern rock, oldies, country, FM talk, classic rock and urban
formats, among others.
A division of
Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIAB), Infinity operates 185 radio stations, the
majority of which are in the nation's top 50 markets and reach more than 76
million listeners a week.
Additionally,
Infinity is home to 24 of the country's leading sports franchises amongst MLB,
the NFL, the NBA and the NHL.
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