Veteran radio executive Kevin McCarthy has been appointed Senior Vice President and Market Manager, CBS RADIO Seattle, it was announced today by Scott Herman, Executive Vice President of Operations for the Company. The appointment, which puts McCarthy in charge of KMPS-FM (Country), KZOK-FM (Classic Rock), KJAQ-FM (Adult Hits) and KPTK-AM (News/Talk), is effective immediately.
McCarthy, a Seattle resident for the past seven years, has a strong connection to the city, having served as Market Manager for Entercom Communications’ Seattle cluster from 2003 to 2005. For the past three years, he has been a Regional Sales Manager for CityGrid Media and Senior Director of Broadcast Sales for HipCricket.
Said Herman of the appointment, “During his thirty year career in radio Kevin has done it all – from serving as an on-air personality and a local seller to an NSM, GSM and Market Manager. I cannot imagine a more qualified and knowledgeable candidate to work with our legendary and respected stations in Seattle.” Added Herman, “In addition, his understanding of the local and mobile space should help CBS RADIO Seattle to break new ground in the all important digital arena.”
From 1997-2003, prior to his move to Seattle, McCarthy was the Vice President and Co-Market Manager of the seven Clear Channel stations in San Diego and before that was Vice President and Market Manager of Chancellor, Colfax and Trumper Communications in Minneapolis. He was graduated from The University of Iowa.
[CBS]
