Audacy Upgrades For Williamson & Cassidy
• Audacy announced two internal updates within its senior leadership team — Rachel Williamson has been named President of Local Sales Strategy and Innovation, and Kevin Cassidy has been appointed SVP/Market Manager of Audacy Chicago.
Williamson has served as Regional President overseeing Audacy’s Chicago, Madison, Milwaukee and Minneapolis markets since 2020. Cassidy earns the transfer to Williamson’s home market of Chicago after a five-year stint as SVP/Market Manager of Audacy New Orleans.
Williamson reports to Chief Revenue Officer Brian Benedik, who commented, “We are thrilled to move Rachel into this new, important assignment. Her leadership experience and expertise with linear and digital audio and video will be a tremendous asset to growing our local business across Audacy.”
“I’m looking forward to working with our incredibly talented leaders across Audacy to continue positioning the company as a premier partner for our advertisers,” said Williamson, who earlier held leadership positions at Cox Media Group, Gamut and Cumulus.
Succeeding Williamson in overseeing Chicago, Cassidy reports to Regional President Brian Purdy, who said, “With an impressive multiyear track record of success overseeing our New Orleans cluster, Kevin knows how to grow brands and deliver performance. We are confident that Chicago will continue to thrive under Kevin’s guidance.”
“It has been a remarkable experience representing our New Orleans brands over the last five years,” said Cassidy. “I’m excited to embark on the next chapter of my career and look forward to leading Audacy Chicago’s exceptional portfolio of stations.” Prior to leading New Orleans, Cassidy was General Sales Manager of Audacy’s music brands in Dallas. He earlier held executive positions at D&R Radio Sales, iHeartMedia and Interep.
