Cipolla Joins Audacy As Dir./Programming Insights
• Veteran programmer and data evangelist Ralph Cipolla has joined Audacy in the newly created central team position of Director of Programming Insights.
The Arvada, CO-based Cipolla, who also operates his own company, Cipolla Analytics, was most recently VP of Programming Strategy & Analytics for Cumulus Media/Westwood One until a pandemic reduction-in-force a year ago. As he explained to RAMP, “This is a tremendous opportunity to work with [Audacy EVP of Programming] Jeff Sottolano, [VP/Data Analytics] Dan McKinney and many great people from my past, including [Chief Programming Officer] Pat Paxton and [SVP of Programming] Dave Richards. It’s a chance to make a real impact at a company that places tremendous value on the power of analytics and is setting benchmarks for how audio is and will be done.”
From 2003-2013 Cipolla worked for Jacobs Media as a Strategic Consultant for stations across the U.S. & Canada. Earlier in his career Cipolla spent a decade as Operations Manager for Greater Media Detroit and PD of Classic Rock WCSX. He has also programmed WFYV/Jacksonville and WUFX/Buffalo and served as a consultant for RCS during his lengthy career. Cipolla can be congratulated at 248-943-2772 or ralph.cipolla@audacy.com.
