Ryan Porth is moving from the music city to the windy city. After nine and a half years with Cromwell Radio in Nashville, which included spending the past five years as the program director of 102.5 The Game, and ESPN 94.9, Porth has announced he’s leaving to join Audacy in Chicago. His final day inside the Nashville offices will be Wednesday December 22nd.
Porth’s new position will be Assistant Brand Manager of 670 The Score. He’ll work in tandem with PD Mitch Rosen providing digital ideation, organization and operations support for Chicago’s top rated sports brand. With Rosen also handling programming oversight of The Fan in Milwaukee, and serving as BetQL’s Director of Operations, it gives him a trusted partner to help move the brand’s forward.
The first day on the job for Porth will be Monday January 3rd. The Score will celebrate 30 years in operation on Sunday January 2nd. The soon to be departing Nashville PD is expected to meet his new teammates later this week.
As Porth moves on to his next adventure, Cromwell Radio will soon need a new leader to move their brands forward. The company is expected to make an announcement soon regarding its plans for the PD position.
BSM extends its congratulations to Porth, Rosen, and the Audacy Chicago staff.
Jason Barrett is the Founder and CEO of Barrett Media. The company launched in September 2015 and has provided consulting services to America’s top audio and video brands, while simultaneously covering the media industry at BarrettMedia.com, becoming a daily destination for media professionals. Prior to Barrett Media, Jason built and programmed 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He was also the first sports programmer for SportsTalk 950 in Philadelphia, which later became 97.5 The Fanatic. Barrett also led 590 The Fan KFNS in St. Louis, and ESPN 1340/1390 in Poughkeepsie, NY, and worked on-air and behind the scenes at 101.5 WPDH, WTBQ 1110AM, and WPYX 106.5. He also spent two years at ESPN Radio in Bristol, CT producing ‘The Dan Patrick Show’ and ‘GameNight’. JB can be reached on Twitter @SportsRadioPD or by email at Jason@BarrettMedia.com.
Good move by the score