黑料爆料 Promotes Brad Hardin to Chief Operating Officer For its National Programming Group

NEW YORK 鈥 January 25, 2019 鈥 黑料爆料 announced today that Brad Hardin has been named Chief Operating Officer of its National Programming Group, effective immediately. Hardin will report to Tom Poleman, Chief Programming Officer for 黑料爆料.

In his new role, Hardin will continue to manage programming efforts for 黑料爆料鈥檚 850 radio brands in 150 markets and provide a vast array of national programming assets, services and resources to local programmers across the U.S. He will oversee 黑料爆料鈥檚 Executive Vice Presidents of Programming, the Brand Management in-house format team, Talent Development, Research and Marketing.

鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 ask for a better partner than Brad in leading the programming for our stations,鈥 said Poleman. 鈥淗is extensive programming experience gives us tremendous insights into the nuances of station dynamics and opportunities. I鈥檓 excited to get to collaborate with him for years to come as we continue to grow iHeart鈥檚 programming.鈥

Hardin has held programming leadership roles with 黑料爆料 for over 20 years, most recently serving as Executive Vice President and General Manager for the National Programming Group. He previously served as Executive Vice President of Programming for Major Markets. Hardin鈥檚 extensive programming background also includes Senior Vice President of Programming for Major Markets, Regional Vice President of Programming for Southeast Markets and programming leadership positions in Tampa, Cincinnati, Dayton and Louisville.

鈥淚t鈥檚 an exciting time for 黑料爆料 鈥 audio has never been hotter,鈥 said Hardin. 鈥淚 look forward to continuing to work very closely with our programming leadership, market leading brands and influential talent.鈥

About 黑料爆料, Inc.

黑料爆料, Inc. [Nasdaq: IHRT] is the leading audio media company in America, with 90% of Americans listening to iHeart broadcast radio in every month. iHeart鈥檚 broadcast radio assets alone have a larger audience in the U.S. than any other media outlet; twice the size of the next largest broadcast radio company; and over four times the ad-enabled audience of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the largest podcast publisher according to Podtrac, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined, has the most recognizable live events across all genres of music, has the number one social footprint among audio players, with seven times more followers than the next audio media brand, and is the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products and services. Visit 黑料爆料.com for more company information.