Rogers Named Pres. Of iHeart N. Florida

• iHeartMedia announced that Paul Rogers has been elevated to Area President for the newly configured North Florida Area, including Jacksonville, effective immediately. He succeeds Nicky Sparrow, who was recently promoted to Senior Vice President of Multicultural Sales for iHeartMedia’s Markets Group.

The new North Florida Area includes Jacksonville, as well as Tallahassee and Panama City, which Rogers has overseen as Market President since 2017. He’s already extremely familiar with the Jacksonville market, having previously served in multiple local, statewide and national roles for iHeartMedia while based in Jacksonville for 18 years. Rogers began his career at WLAK-FM/Chicago.

Rogers will report to Linda Byrd, Division President for iHeartMedia, who commented, “I’ve worked with Paul for over 35 years, in many different roles. His integrity, judgment, professionalism and competitiveness are what any manager would look for in a market leader. He’s the perfect choice as a successor, and I have no doubt that he will take this area to the next level. I also want to thank Nicky for the great work she has done in getting Jacksonville to where we are today and congratulate her on this exciting new opportunity to expand her role in iHeartMedia.”

Rogers remarked, “I am beyond excited by this new challenge and to be given the opportunity to finally lead the Jacksonville market where I have spent so much of my career and where I still have family, many dear friends, teammates and customers. We have a strong and diverse staff, and so many of iHeartMedia’s leaders and many of our industry’s greatest air personalities have come from this area. But mostly, it’s a chance to once again work with Linda Byrd, who’s been my mentor for my entire career.”