iHeartMedia has a new Senior Vice President of News, Talk, and Sports Programming. Chris Berry has been promoted to the role. He will also continue to oversee the 24-hour NBC News Network as Senior Vice President and General Manager.
Berry has extensive experience leading stations in both the news/talk and sports formats. He has served as Executive Producer of CBS News Radio, Director of News & Programming for 780 WBBM in Chicago, VP and GM of ABC News Radio, President and General Manager of News/Talk 630 WMAL in Washington, DC and ESPN Los Angeles 710.
One of the most notable accomplishments of his career came in 2000. While serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Radio-Television News Directors Association, he lobbied the United States Supreme Court to allow remarks and arguments in the case of Bush v. Gore to be broadcast. A recording aired on December 12, 2000 was the first time arguments from inside the Supreme Court were broadcast to the public.
A memo to Radio Insight describes Berry’s new duties. “[H]e’ll provide strategic guidance for our spoken word formats and connect key advertisers with iHeartMedia’s News, Talk and Sports audiences.” iHeartMedia operates 75 sports talk stations across the United States.
