Darnell Annexes iHeartMedia Riverside
• iHeartMedia’s Pacific Area President Steve Darnell has added Area President duties for the Riverside market to his portfolio of responsibilities, effective immediately.
Darnell will continue to stay plenty busy overseeing the company’s Fresno, Modesto, Stockton, Monterey, Bakersfield, and Spokane markets, reporting to Division President Dan Lankford, who noted, “I’m excited to add Riverside to Steve’s portfolio of markets. Steve has done a great job of elevating the performance of this area, and I’m certain he will form a strong partnership with Ryan Lieberman, Senior Vice President of Sales for iHeartMedia Riverside.”
Darnell commented, “I’m thrilled to welcome the Riverside market into the Pacific Area. Riverside shares many market characteristics and cultural similarities with our other markets in the Pacific Area including great audio brands and veteran sales leadership. I’m confident Riverside will be a great addition and I can’t wait to get to work with Team Riverside!”
iHeartMedia Riverside owns and operates Rhythmic 99.1 KGGI, Alternative KMYT (Radio 94.5), Active Rock KTMQ (Q103.3), BIN affiliate KFOO-AM 1440, and Fox Sports affiliate KPWK-AM 1350. [Photo from LinkedIn]
