McVay Signs On As Benztown Consultant
• Benztown, a global leader in radio imaging, voiceover, programming and jingles with over 2,300 affiliations on six different continents, announced that Mike McVay, President and Chief Executive Officer of McVay Media, will provide strategic audio programming and business development services as a senior consultant to the fast-growing audio services and programming company.
McVay is already up to speed on Benztown’s numerous products and services, as he has worked with Benztown for the past eight years as a client partner in his previous role as EVP, Content and Programming for Cumulus Media and Westwood One. In 2011, Cumulus and Benztown signed an exclusive agreement that continues today, creating one of the radio industry’s largest and highest quality collections of production and imaging libraries, with Benztown providing radio imaging, production, voiceover, programming and jingles to Westwood One and Cumulus-owned and operated stations.
Dave “Chachi” Denes, President of Benztown, said, “Mike has been an incredible mentor, friend and partner to me throughout the years. I’m both humbled and privileged to now be able to work with him directly as a consultant to Benztown.” Andreas Sannemann, Chief Executive Officer of Benztown, commented, “We are more than excited to continue working with Mike, and for me personally it’s an absolute honor to learn more from one of the icons in our industry.”
McVay remarked, “The product line from Benztown is nothing short of spectacular. I’m excited to consult Andy and Chachi and interface with the worldwide team that is Benztown. My personal experiences using these products give me an advantage and insight into what Benztown offers.”
• Benztown was founded in 2008 by Denes and Stuttgart, Germany-based audio aces Andreas Sannemannand Oliver Klenk. In July 2010, the company grew further when Denes formed Benztown Radio Networks, an international media syndication company providing dynamic programming and features to radio stations and media companies around the world. Benztown has been named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 by Inc. magazine for five consecutive years as one of America’s Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies and continues to grow its portfolio of innovative, high quality audio products and services, while expanding its customer base in the U.S. and internationally.
