Festo’s Eventful Upgrade

• Andrew Festo has been promoted to Event Director for iHeartMedia New York. Festo has spent his entire professional career with iHeartMedia New York, starting as a Promotions Assistant with WKTU and was most recently Promotions Coordinator for the cluster. In his new capacity as Event Director, Festo (left) will be responsible for overseeing all events and work with the team in the cluster to create new partnerships and ideas to take activations to that mythical next level™. He will report to Joe DeAngelis, Director of Marketing and Promotions for iHeartMedia New York.

“It’s been a pleasure to watch Andrew grow within our cluster,” said Thea Mitchem, EVP of Programming, iHeartMedia’s Northeast Division. “He’s such a valued member of our team and really helps create amazing moments for our listeners that can’t be found elsewhere. We’re thrilled to promote Andrew into this new position and we look forward to seeing him take on even more within his new role.”

Festo remarked, “I’ve been privileged to be a part of the evolution of iHeartMedia New York’s events and experiences. It has been fulfilling both personally and professionally, and I’m looking forward to working with our team to create even more great memories for all music lovers within the New York area.”