iHeart Names NY, Chicago Region Presidents

• iHeartMedia has promoted Steve DeLusant to Region President for the New York market and Adam Kurtz for the Chicago market, effective immediately. Both DeLusant and Kurtz will report to Bernie Weiss, who had continued to oversee the New York market after his elevation to Division President last year. Kurtz succeeds Matt Scarano, who exited last week.

In these newly appointed positions, both Region Presidents will work closely with the sales, programming and digital teams for all station brands in the New York and Chicago markets and also have direct oversight of the respective sales teams.

DeLusant has served as SVP of Sales of iHeart New York since January 2020. Earlier in his career, DeLusant was a Sr. AE for Emmis Communications and a sales associate for iHeartMedia’s WLTW/New York. He re-joined iHeartMedia in 2013, where he advanced through the ranks, holding various sales positions, including Director of Sales and VP of Sales. Kurtz has 23 years of sales experience at iHeartMedia, including 14 years in sales management. He spent the first nine years of his media career doing sales at WLIT/Chicago.

“I’m thrilled to promote both Steve and Adam,” Weiss said. “It’s especially rewarding to find the best candidates for key leadership roles in your own buildings. They’re extremely knowledgeable about our ever-evolving business and have built some of the best media sales teams in the country. I’m confident that they will continue to elevate our New York and Chicago operations to even greater heights and continue to drive revenue.”