Salem Media Group has announced the promotion of Linnae Young and Jamie Cohen to new senior leadership roles inside the company.
After 27 years with the organization, Linnae Young has been elevated to the role of Chief Revenue Officer. She previously worked as the sales team leader for Salem Media Reps, before becoming the Vice President of the West Region for the company, in addition to serving as the Executive Vice President of Revenue Development and West Markets Broadcast Operations.
“Linnae is a proven builder of teams and revenue streams,” said Salem Media CEO Dave Santrella. For nearly three decades she has delivered results across every part of Salem’s business, and she has the rare ability to connect vision with execution. As we move into a ‘One World’ selling environment, Linnae is exactly the leader we need to unlock new opportunities across all of our platforms and deepen our service to advertisers. Her leadership will be central to accelerating Salem’s growth.”
Meanwhile, Jamie Cohen has been with the company for seven years, originally joining the in-house marketing agency, Salem Surrond. He later served as the Senior Vice President of Broadcast Digital.
“Jamie has been one of the key architects of Salem’s digital transformation,” said Santrella. “In just seven years, he took a $6 million business and scaled it to over $40 million—proof of both his vision and his execution. This new role gives him the mandate to break down silos and unify all of Salem’s digital assets under one strategy. With Jamie at the helm, Salem is positioned not just to compete in the digital marketplace, but to lead as a fully integrated media company.”
“These promotions reflect more than individual achievement—they represent the future of Salem Media,” Santrella added. “By elevating leaders like Linnae and Jamie, we are reinforcing our commitment to growth, innovation, and advancing talent from within. This is how we honor Salem’s legacy while positioning ourselves to thrive in the next chapter of media.”
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