Beck Named Pres. Of iHeart STL
• iHeartMedia St. Louis has tapped longtime market veteran John Beck as Market President. Beck certainly knows his way around the Gateway City — he notably spent 37 years across the street with Emmis Communications, rising to his most recent role as Senior Vice President until 2018, when the cluster was broken up and sold to Hubbard and Entercom. He began his radio sales career in 1976 at WFFM/Pittsburgh.
Beck now reports to Tony Coles, Division President for iHeartMedia Markets Group, who said, “John is one of the most respected leaders in St. Louis. His track record of success, reputation for building a winning culture, and his deep roots in both the media and advertising communities are only a few of the many reasons we are thrilled to have John leading our team.”
Beck is also an active voice in the broadcasting industry — he was President of the Missouri Broadcasters Association (MBA) from 1999-2000 and currently serves as its Legislative Affairs Committee Chairmen. Beck also served on the NAB board for six years and sat on the NAB Executive Committee as the Radio Board First Vice-Chair from 2012-2014. He’s currently a Trustee on the NAB Political Action Committee.
“I’m thrilled to be working at iHeartMedia in the town I love,” said Beck. “I look forward to working with the local staff and leadership, several of whom I already know. iHeartMedia is an amazing company and I can’t wait to tell the story and find ways to use our stations to build and promote this awesome city and region that we call home.”
• iHeartMedia St. Louis includes Classic Hits KLOU, Top 40 KSLZ (Z107.7), Country KSD (93.7 The Bull),Urban AC KMJM (Majic 104.9), Urban KATZ-FM (100.3 The Beat), Inspirational KATZ-AM (Hallelujah 1600), BIN (KATZ-FM-HD2) and The Beat (KMJM-HD2).
