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March 22, 2004
INFINITY BROADCASTING APPOINTS LES HOLLANDER
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/REGIONAL MANAGER
Brian Ongaro To Assume Operational Oversight Of Los Angeles Market
Les
Hollander has been named Senior Vice President/Regional Manager, Infinity Broadcasting, it was announced today by Scott Herman,
Executive Vice President of Infinity's Eastern Region.
Hollander will report to Herman.
The appointment is effective on Wednesday,
March 31.
Les
Hollander will have responsibility for operations in Chicago,
Minneapolis, St. Louis,
Kansas City, West Palm
Beach and Hartford.
"Our commitment
to hiring the best in the industry is clearly exemplified in this
announcement," said Herman.
"Les is
without a doubt one of the strongest radio executives in America.
Having competed against him for many years in
New York, I
can attest to his business foresight and strong leadership skills."
In a related
announcement, Joel Hollander, Infinity President and Chief Operating Officer,
announced Brian Ongaro, Executive Vice President, Western Region, will assume
operational oversight of Infinity's seven stations in Los Angeles.
New York stations, as
well as Don Bouloukos and Lisa Decker, Senior Vice President, Mid-Size Markets,
for the Eastern and Western regions, respectively, will continue to report to
Joel Hollander.
"Infinity's
regional management team is the best in the industry," said Joel
Hollander.
"They have done an impressive
job of managing our operations across the country and I'm extremely proud of
their contributions.
Under this regional
market distribution, Infinity is truly positioned to take our stations to the
next level."
Les Hollander
joins Infinity from Clear Channel where he has served as Director of New York
Sales.
His responsibilities included oversight
of the general sales managers and group sales directors for the company's seven
tri-state area radio stations which reach more than seven million listeners
daily.
Les Hollander also assisted in
the sales operations of stations in Clear Channel's New
York regional trading area, including Sussex,
N.J., Poukeepsie, N.Y.
and New Haven, Conn.
Additionally,
Les Hollander was Director of Sponsor Sales for the Tommy Hilfiger Jones Beach
Amphitheater, the PNC
Bank Arts
Center and the Westbury
Music Fair.
He has also served as
General Sales Manger for WHTZ-FM and WTJM-FM, as well as Local Sales Manager
for WKTU-FM.
He began his career as an
Account Executive for WPIX-FM.
Les
Hollander was graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
He resides in Madison, N.J.
with his wife, Madonna, and his two children.
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Infinity Press Contact:
Karen L. Mateo
212/846-7638
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