CMG’s Bill Hendrich Announces Retirement
• Cox Media Group (CMG) announced the impending retirement of EVP of Radio Bill Hendrich, effective December 31, 2020. He will remain in an advisory capacity in 2021. Throughout his career with CMG that spans three decades, Hendrich has served as EVP, Radio, overseeing programming, operations and sales for the company’s radio stations. He also has oversight of CMG’s Radio Revenue team and Radio Digital team.
“Bill’s retirement comes with a wealth of gratitude and mixed emotions,” said Dan York, President & CEO, CMG. “In the time I have known him, he has shared his exceptional passion, focus and leadership from which our company, and our industry, has immeasurably benefited. Bill’s legacy of decisive leadership, his personal style and his deep experiences in radio and beyond will inform our work well into the future.”
Hendrich remarked, “Although I’m retiring from CMG, I will remain an active and passionate supporter of this great company. For the past 31 years, I have been able to work with the best and most talented team in the radio industry. With NewCity Communications, Cox Enterprises and Apollo, I have been a part of three outstanding companies — each bringing valuable and innovative ideas to keep radio viable in today’s media landscape. I look forward to continuing our work together in an advisory capacity to help the team at CMG serve their audiences, customers and communities with best-in-class services. I joined a great company in 1989 and I get to leave that same great company with pride 31 years later. I am a lucky man.”
Prior to his current role, Hendrich led integrated Radio and TV in multiple major media markets for CMG. He also led the company’s Healthcare Acceleration efforts. Hendrich previously served as VP/Market Manager of CMG’s six-station group in Jacksonville, FL and spent a decade as VP/GM of CMG’s AM580 WDBO and WWKA (K92.3)/Orlando.
