Soechtig Market Pres. Of iHeart/Tampa Bay

• iHeartMedia introduced Chris Soechtig as the new Market President for the company’s Tampa Bay group. He succeeds Sam Nein, who has left the company. The move marks a radio homecoming for Soechtig (left), a 25-year company vet who was most recently Market President for the company’s West Palm Beach-Treasure Coast markets. Prior to that, Soechtig held the corporate role of SVP of Sales Operations, where he focused on the creation and management of corporate sales operations and training platform designed to support Sales Managers and account execs across iHeartMedia’s 150+ markets. The move also marks a radio homecoming for Soechtig, who was previously Director of Sales for iHeartMedia Tampa Bay.

Soechtig reports to Linda Byrd, President of iHeartMedia’s North Florida Region, who commented, “I am thrilled to bring Chris home to Tampa Bay. He’s back where he started his career and now as the Market President. Chris is an amazing leader with a track record of success in every position he has held in iHeartMedia. We’re so happy to have him on the North Florida Region team.”

Soechtig remarked, “I’m honored to be selected as Market President and beyond excited to return to my hometown of Tampa to lead our talented iHeartMedia team. We have an amazing brand portfolio and a long history of success. I look forward to building on that success well into the future.”