Entercom Names EVP, National Biz Dev

• Entercom Communications has appointed Jim McCloud as Executive Vice President of National Business Development. In this newly created role, McCloud will work closely with Entercom’s executive leadership team to initiate, develop and grow relationships with existing Entercom partners while also building a national client development team focused on identifying and engaging new potential Entercom advertising partners and providing comprehensive advertising solutions across Entercom’s news, entertainment and sports portfolio.

McCloud joins Entercom after a nine-year run with Major League Baseball, where he most recently served as Group Director & VP of Sponsorship Sales & Client Services. “We are so pleased to welcome Jim to Entercom,” said Weezie Kramer, Chief Operations Officer of Entercom. “Jim’s deep experience in sports, corporate sponsorships and advertising will help us unlock the full potential of our national platform across radio, digital and events.”

McCloud remarked, “I’m thrilled to be joining the talented Entercom team at this exciting time for the company. Entercom’s powerful scale presents tremendous opportunities to create unique experiences for millions of consumers and drive results for our partners.” McCloud holds an MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, and a Masters in Sports Management from Columbia University.