iHeartMedia San Diego Names New Program Director
iHeartMedia recently announced that Ben Marcotte has been named program director for ROCK 105.3 FM, “San Diego’s Rock Station,” and heritage rock 101.5 KGB FM, effective immediately.
He takes over stations with a deep rock history in San Diego. As Program Director, Ben will be responsible for programming, social and digital strategy. He will report to Gene Romano, executive vice oresident of programming for iHeartMedia.
“Ben’s broad background in rock makes him a perfect fit. He’s always curious and creative on how to keep up with listener’s always evolving tastes,” said Gene Romano. “He’ll bring some full volume fun with him to the west coast!”
Ben Marcotte brings over 14 years’ experience with iHeartMedia and most recently served as senior vice president of programming for Indianapolis and St. Louis. He also previously served as Program Director for Q95 and Q95Indy 103.3 in Indianapolis and 96.5 JACK-FM and ALT 102.9 in Seattle.
“This felt like one of those opportunities you don’t overthink,” said Ben Marcotte. “Two legendary stations, incredible teams, and a chance to do great radio in San Diego. Excited to get started.”
iHeartMedia is the leading media outlet in the San Diego market with multiple platforms, including its broadcast stations; live events; data; and its digital businesses and platforms, including mobile, social and its own iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s free all-in-one digital music, podcasting and live streaming radio service – available across more than 500 platforms and over 2,000 devices including smart speakers, digital auto dashes, tablets, wearables, smartphones, virtual assistants, televisions and gaming consoles.
iHeartMedia San Diego owns and operates KIOZ FM, KGB FM, KHTS FM, KMYI FM, KSSX FM, KOGO AM and KLSD AM and is part of iHeartMedia. iHeartMedia, Inc. [Nasdaq: IHRT] is the leading audio media company in America, with nine out of ten Americans listening to iHeart broadcast radio in every month. iHeart’s broadcast radio assets alone have a larger audience in the U.S. than any other media outlet and over four times the ad-enabled audience of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the largest podcast publisher according to both Podtrac and Triton, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined, has the most recognizable live events across all genres of music, has the number one social footprint among audio players, has the highest-reach and most engaged influencers, and is the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products and services.
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