Ben Taylor Named Market Pres./CRO At Townsquare Media/Rochester-Preston, MN

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Former iHEARTMEDIA/MINNEAPOLIS GSM/VP of Sales BEN TAYLOR has joined TOWNSQUARE MEDIA as Market President/Chief Revenue Officer for its ROCHESTER-PRESTON, MN cluster. TAYLOR will report to Regional VP KELLY QUINN. TAYLOR has been President of the LION'S GATE MARKETING agency in the TWIN CITIES since exiting iHEART in JULY 2018.

QUINN said, “BEN’s vast experience in radio and digital, both on-air and in sales, combined with his leadership experience as a coach and volunteer firefighter make him an ideal fit to lead our team in ROCHESTER/PRESTON. We’re poised for a strong 2020, building on the growth we had in 2019, with incredible on-air ratings and digital content, and by continuing our ‘Local First’ focus.”

“I’m beyond blessed to have the opportunity to lead the great team already in place at TOWNSQUARE MEDIA ROCHESTER/PRESTON,” said TAYLOR. “I’m excited to work with all of our local advertising partners and learn more about their needs and challenges so that we can provide the best marketing solutions to help their business grow.”

TOWNSQUARE COO – Local Media ERIK HELLUM added, “BEN is a rising star in our business, has built and led best of class sales teams and understands how we can use the incredible assets we have at TOWNSQUARE to meet the needs of our clients. I couldn’t be happier that Ben will be working with our very talented ROCHESTER/PRESTON team. Previously this position had been combined with oversight of the FARIBAULT/OWATONNA market, and I am excited that we will be hiring a dedicated Market President for FARIBAULT/OWATONNA so our team has the leadership and focus it deserves.”

The TOWNSQUARE ROCHESTER/PRESTON cluster includes News-Talk KROC-A-K245CX, Top 40 KROC-F, Adult Hits KDOC-F (103.9 THE DOC), Country KWWK (QUICK COUNTRY 96.5), AC KYBA (Y105 FM), Rock KDCZ (Z-ROCK 107.7), Sports KOLM-A (1520 THE TICKET), Country KFIL-A-F, and Classic Hits KFNL (FUN 104.3).

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