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 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.
Good move by the score