Audacy has found Ron Gleason’s successor. The company has hired Craig Schwalb as the new Brand Manager and News Director of WBBM in Chicago.
“The chance to lead WBBM is an incredible opportunity that doesn’t come around often,” said Schwalb. “It brings me back to my home state and to a city that I adore, while working with the team behind one of the nation’s elite news radio brands. Thank you to Jeff Sottolano, Rachel Williamson, Greg Solk and Bill Smee for their support in allowing me the honor of leading this great station.”
Schwalb steps into the role vacated by the retirement of Ron Gleason, who led the station for more than 17 years.
“When Ron Gleason announced his retirement last summer, we knew we had a major challenge in replacing him, since Ron has been the driving force behind WBBM for nearly two decades,” said Audacy Chicago Vice President of Programming and Operations Greg Solk.
“We believe we have struck gold in tapping Craig Schwalb as WBBM’s new Brand Manager. Craig’s vast experience in news and spoken word formats, most recently running content and operations at WTOP in Washington, gives him the ideal skill set to lead this brand and drive innovation and growth for Chicago’s most trusted news voice.”
In addition to his time at WTOP, Schwalb has had numerous stops in his news radio career, including WABC, WPRO, and SiriusXM. He will begin his duties on Monday, January 23rd.
