Chessare Now Official @ Townsquare Princeton

• As RAMP was first to report last week, Townsquare Media Inc. has now formally named Steve Chessare as Market President & Chief Revenue Officer for its Princeton, NJ local media cluster, which includes market leading Top 40 WPST, Sports-Talk WNJE-AM (920 The Jersey) and Inspirational WCHR-AM 1040.

Chessare reports to Townsquare SVP Rob Williams, who said, “Steve Chessare is among the most talented media executives I have worked with. He has led some of the biggest brands in our industry and has an extraordinary ability to build winning teams that deliver consistently strong results for our clients.”

Chessare was most recently VP/Market Manager of Cumulus Media AC WEBE 108 and News-Talk WICC-AM/Bridgeport, CT. His three decades of radio management and sales experience also includes a stint as VP/Market Manager for Greater Media Detroit, SVP of Sales for Westwood One, GSM for WLTW/New York and VP/GM of CBS Radio Sales.

Erik Hellum, Townsquare COO, Local Media, commented, “With our ‘Local First’ focus, Townsquare hires great Market Presidents for every single one of our markets, rather than splitting responsibilities across markets. Given that, I’m thrilled that an incredible leader like Steve has joined the Townsquare team to run our Princeton market. One of America’s best CHRs, WPST, is in great hands!” Chessare remarked, “I’m extremely excited to be joining the Townsquare team in Princeton and the iconic WPST brand. I’ve watched closely over the past few years how Erik Hellum and Rob Williams have attracted some of the best talent in media, many of whom I have worked with before. I’m looking forward to being a part of one of the most innovative media companies in the nation.”