Visa Charged With New SVPP Role

• iHeartMedia has promoted Angel “Visa” Jarquin to Senior Vice President of Programming for the company’s Pacific Area, which includes nearly 30 stations in Fresno, Riverside, Monterey, Modesto, Stockton & Bakersfield, CA and Spokane, WA. In this newly expanded role, Jarquin will be responsible for the oversight of programming and promotions across all Pacific Area iHeartMedia stations.

Jarquin reports to Steve Darnell, President of iHeartMedia’s Pacific Area, who commented, “Angel has a successful track record programming some of the most dynamic station brands in the market. His creativity, leadership and background on-air make him perfectly positioned to lead our station programming to connect with listeners throughout the Pacific Area.”

Jarquin is two-decade veteran of iHeartMedia and will continue to serve as Program Director of Rhythmic KBOS (B95) and Classic Hip Hop KFBT (103.7 The Beat)/Fresno and Alternative KRAB (ALT 106.1)/Bakersfield.  Prior to being named PD of KBOS in 2019, Jarquin spent six years as APD/MD and afternoon personality at sister KDON/Monterey-Salinas.

“I am beyond excited and honored to help lead our talented on-air teams to continue to deliver great content and conversations across all of our Pacific Area stations and platforms,” Jarquin said. “Thank you to Steve Darnell and Jeff Hurley for the trust and opportunity in this new chapter in my career with iHeartMedia.”