Entercom Sports KGMZ (95.7 The Game)/San Francisco has hired Jim Richmond as General Sales Manager. Richmond begins his new position on August 4th.
“We are thrilled to add Jim to our sales leadership team here in the Bay Area,” said VP/Market Manager Steve DiNardo. “Jim’s passion for sports-related programming, his proven ability to recruit, coach and retain high performing sales teams and his years of experience designing client-oriented solutions make him a tremendous complement to KGMZ and Entercom/San Francisco.”
“I am very excited to join Entercom in San Francisco,” said Richmond. “To be able to work with great broadcasters like VP/GM Steve DiNardo and PD Jason Barrett is a rare opportunity and one that I feel extremely fortunate to have. The passion that they have for this station is beyond compare and the product that they have assembled is incredible. I can’t wait to get started.”
Credit goes to All Access who originally published this article.
Jason Barrett is the President and Founder of Barrett Media since the company was created in September 2015. Prior to its arrival, JB served as a sports radio programmer, launching brands such as 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He also spent time programming SportsTalk 950 in Philadelphia, 590 The Fan KFNS in St. Louis, and ESPN 1340/1390 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Jason also worked on-air and behind the scenes in local radio at 101.5 WPDH, WTBQ 1110AM, and WPYX 106.5. He also spent two years on the national stage, producing radio shows for ESPN Radio in Bristol, CT. Among them included the Dan Patrick Show, and GameNight.
You can find JB on Twitter @SportsRadioPD. He’s also reachable by email at Jason@BarrettMedia.com.
