Cromwell Media in Nashville has promoted Shawn Fort from director of sales to general manager of the cluster. Fort steps in for Dennis Gwiazdon, who is transitioning from his role of vice president and market manager into an advisory role.
Fort will oversee two sports stations, 94.9 The Fan and 102.5/106.3 The Game, in addition to three music stations.
“When Shawn was hired it was with the idea that he would one day become our next GM,” Cromwell Media president Bud Walters said in a statement. “I’m delighted that we can promote from within the company.”
A Memphis native, Fort got his start in radio working for what was then Entercom in his hometown. He spent over a decade working in sales there. He has spent a little more than two years in his current role at Cromwell Media Nashville.
“This is the opportunity of a lifetime,” Fort said. “I jumped into the radio industry as an aspiring musician just to be around show business and it turned into a career. It will be an honor to lead our incredibly talented Nashville team.”
