Traug Keller announced his retirement from ESPN Radio on January 10. Less than two weeks later it has been announced that the former Senior Vice President of ESPN audio has a new gig. He will take over America Media as the company’s new chief operating officer.
Keller starts with America Media in March. According to a press release, he “will be responsible for the commercial direction and development of America Media, including planning and directing an audience growth strategy that maximizes editorial impact and earned revenue and establishes a transformational market position for all new and existing products and platforms.”
America Media covers politics, religion, society, and the arts from a Catholic point of view. The company’s flagship publication, America, is a magazine that has been published continuously since 1909.
“I have spent much of my working life driving audience expansion through multiple platforms,” Traug Keller said in a press release on the company’s site. “To be able to do that at America and join such a talented team is an honor.”
A graduate of two Jesuit schools, Keller has been a lifelong consumer of America Media’s content. Keller’s college degree is from Boston College. His high school years were spent at Fairfield Prep, where he currently serves on the board of trustees.
