Hudson, McNair Presidential Announcements

iHeartMedia has made several executive-level moves in Louisiana — Michael Hudson has been upped from Market President for iHeartMedia’s six-station Baton Rouge cluster to Area President for iHeartMedia Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Concurrently it was announced that Steve McNair has been named as the new Market President for the eight-station New Orleans cluster, effective May 29.

McNair (right) is a 25-year media pro who most recently served as Regional Sales Manager at Titan Broadcasting’s KUBE-TV/Houston. Before that he was VP of Sales for CBS Radio Houston. The New Orleans move marks a return to iHeartMedia for McNair, who earlier in his career worked in sales and sales management for iHeartMedia Houston and served as an executive coach for iHeartMedia management across the U.S.

McNair will report to Hudson, who commented, “Steve is the perfect leader for iHeartMedia New Orleans. With him at the helm, I have no doubt that our already talented New Orleans team and brands will grow to new heights.” McNair said, “I am beyond excited to return to iHeartMedia and my hometown of New Orleans. I’m joining a great group of people and can’t wait to get started.” Eddie Martiny, President of iHeartMedia’s Houston Region, which includes the New Orleans and Baton Rouge markets, remarked, “I’ve had the good fortune of working with both Steve and Michael in the past. I trust them both implicitly and know our New Orleans market is in great hands.”