Cumulus Media has announced the appointment of Todd Cavanah as Vice President of Classic Hits. In this newly established role, Cavanah will oversee content strategy for the company’s 24 Classic Hits-formatted radio brands.
He will report directly to Cumulus Media’s Chief Content Officer, Brian Philips. Cavanah will remain in Chicago, where he is currently the Program Director for 94.7 WLS-FM, Cumulus Media’s flagship Classic Hits station.
Todd Cavanah said, “It has been just over a year since I landed at Cumulus, and I am proud of the job our team has done taking 94.7 WLS to the top of the Chicago ratings. I am grateful to the company for allowing me the freedom to reinvent the Classic Hits format, and I’m eager to collaborate with the Cumulus fleet.
Phillips added, “Todd Cavanah is a respected long-time winner and a force of nature. He has radically re-energized WLS-FM, putting it back on top in Chicago. Todd is a natural fit to lead our Classic Hits formats, a prime example of the caliber of talent that Cumulus can bring to our most competitive markets.”
Cavanah joined Cumulus Media and WLS-FM last October, following a 33-year tenure at Audacy Top 40 B96/WBBM-FM in Chicago, where he was appointed Program Director in 1993.
In addition to his role at B96, he served as Vice President of Programming for CBS Radio Chicago and Audacy Chicago. Cavanah has also programmed several notable stations, including US 99/WUSN-FM, 104.3 K-Hits/WJMK-FM, and 104.3 Jams/WBMX-FM.
Before his extensive career in Chicago, he held positions at KRXY-FM in Denver, CO, and worked with Elektra Records.
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