Williams Named Dir./Prog., WWO Nashville
• Cumulus has appointed Paul Williams as Director of Programming for Westwood One Nashville. In this new role, Williams will oversee the marketing, content and operations for Westwood One’s syndicated Country programming, including The Ty Bentli Show, The Blair Garner Show, Nights With Elaina, American Country Countdown, Country Countdown USA, Country Gold, and With Elaina. Williams is based in Nashville, and reports to Brian Philips, EVP, Content & Audience, Cumulus Media.
Williams has served as VP of Marketing & Artist Development for Reviver Entertainment Group in Nashville since Dec. 2017 — his second stint with Reviver. Before that he was Radio Editor for Country Aircheck and Northeast Radio Promotion rep for Zac Brown‘s Southern Ground Artists and Reviver. Williams previously served as Sr. Director of Strategic Marketing for RCA Label Group Nashville.
On the radio side, Williams notably programmed Susquehanna’s KPLX/Dallas, was Operations & Marketing Director for The Kidd Kraddick Show, and he spent six years as a radio liaison at Universal Orlando’s Strategic Alliance Marketing Department. Other stops include KDWB/Minneapolis, WEGX/Philadelphia, WAPW/Atlanta, WBJW/Orlando and WSSX/Charleston, SC.
“As the largest audio network in the country, Westwood One is committed to bringing high-quality content to our quarter of a billion listeners,” said Suzanne Grimes, EVP Marketing, Cumulus Media and President, Westwood One. “Paul has the perfect suite of capabilities to build on that promise and take our programming to the next level.” Philips said, “Paul brings energy, pure radio instincts, great relationships, music taste, and a wealth of big brand-building experience in entertainment. We’ve set him up to rally the team and build business for Westwood One Nashville.”
Williams commented, “I can’t wait to step into this role and lead the dedicated, talented people of Westwood One Nashville. I’m eager to contribute to the innovative future of our Nashville-based brands, content, and marketing.”
