Punjabi Named Market Pres., iHeart San Francisco

• AJ Punjabi is our current leader in the clubhouse in the “RAMP Leap Of The Week,” sweepstakes, as the newly named Market President of iHeartMedia’s six-station San Francisco group, effective immediately. Punjabi touches down at SFO from iHeartMedia’s Charleston, SC market, where he most recently served as Market President and enterprise leader of the Blockchain/Crypto/NFT category.

Punjabi now reports to Scott Hopeck, Division President for iHeartMedia, who said, “AJ is a talent-focused leader with exceptional digital experience, which will serve him well in the Bay Area, where he will lead a talented team of creators and sales professionals. I’m excited for AJ to begin working with his team and our partners!”

Punjabi is a graduate of Indiana University Bloomington and began his media career with Cox Media Group, spending 13+ years in various roles, including sales management and digital strategy. “I’m beyond grateful to the executive management team at iHeartMedia for entrusting me with one of our most critical operations,” said Punjabi. “iHeartMedia San Francisco’s strong commitment to exceptional programming, as well as its scalable, diverse marketing solutions, will give us distinct competitive advantages and enable us to continue to provide outstanding service to our audiences, advertisers, and the communities that rely on us. I can’t wait to roll up my sleeves with some of the industry’s sharpest minds and create outcomes that will help iHeartMedia San Francisco further solidify its position as a market leader.”