iHeartMedia Names Aaron Hyland Region Pres. For Washington, D.C./Baltimore Markets; Mike Preacher To Lead Government Initiatives & Partnerships

Hyland, Preacher Rise

iHEARTMEDIA names AARON HYLAND as Region Pres. for the WASHINGTON, D.C. and BALTIMORE markets, effective immediately. In addition, MIKE PREACHER has been named Pres. for Government Initiatives & Partnerships for iHEARTMEDIA MARKETS GROUP.

As Region Pres., HYLAND will report to Pres./West Division KEVIN LEGRETT. PREACHER, who previously served as Region Pres. for WASHINGTON D.C., will report to iHEARTMEDIA MARKETS GROUP Pres. GREG ASHLOCK.

“With AARON, we are fortunate to have someone so talented, experienced and knowledgeable of the area to make the natural progression to the role of Region President,” said ASHLOCK. “With MIKE, we are grateful for the amazing job he has done leading our D.C./BALTIMORE region and excited about the incredible wealth of experience and success he brings to the table in managing our Government Initiatives and Partnership Division. This is a win-win!”

“The iHEARTMEDIA/WASHINGTON D.C. Region has a strong presence in both WASHINGTON D.C. and BALTIMORE with advertisers and throughout the community, with an amazing programming lineup including ‘The KANE Show,’ ‘The ELLIOT in the Morning Show,’ ‘The TOBY & CHILI Show’ and the ‘LAURIE DEYOUNG Show,” said HYLAND. “I’m excited to build on our success here giving our advertisers efficient and effective marketing solutions as well as providing our listeners the best programming and content.”

“I’m very proud of the work we’ve done in the WASHINGTON D.C. Region,” said PREACHER. “AARON has been instrumental to our growth and I am highly confident that he and the team will enjoy continued success. Regarding my role moving forward, we have very high growth expectations for our Government Initiatives & Partnerships Division, and I am looking forward to resourcing and spearheading the team’s efforts."

iHEARTMEDIA's WASHINGTON cluster includes Classic Hits WBIG-F (BIG 100), AC WASH, Top 40 WIHT (HOT 99.5), Country WMZQ, Alternative WWDC (DC101), and News-Talk WWDC-HD2-W284CQ (104.7 WONK-FM); in BALTIMORE, the company owns Country WPOC, Top 40 WZFT (Z104.3), Adult Hits WQSR (102.7 JACK FM), and Gospel WCAO-A (HEAVEN 600).

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