Toulas To Manage Beasley Tampa
• Beasley Media Group announced the hire of veteran radio executive George Toulas as Market Manager of the company’s six-station group in sunny Tampa, FL — AC WPBB (b98.7), Rhythmic WLLD (WiLD 94.1), Country WQYK, Classic Hits WRBQ (Q105), Latin Pop WYUU (92.5 Maxima) and Business-Talk WHFS-AM.
Toulas (left) makes his triumphant returns to radio after spending the past five years as Director of Sales and Operations of Apricot Lane USA, where he was responsible for overseeing the revenue growth of the company’s Raleigh and Charlotte properties. Toulas’ extensive radio management resume includes a stint as EVP of Operations and Sales for Clear Channel/iHeartMedia San Antonio, President and Market Manager for iHeartMedia Miami, Director of the New Music Division at Salem Communications in Camarillo, CA and SVP of American Media, Inc. in New York City.
“We are thrilled to welcome George to the Beasley Media Group family,” said Brian Beasley, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. “His proven track record and commitment to excellence is the perfect combination to lead our outstanding team in the Tampa market.” Toulas said, “It feels really good to come back to Radio. I’m excited to join Beasley Media Group in Tampa, where the cluster’s fabulous team will keep the winning tradition alive and well.”
Toulas succeeds Kent Dunn, who, as we recently reported, is returning to his former Market Manager post at Beasley’s Augusta, GA cluster.