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Salem Media News and Audacy Updates · RedTech daily podcast - Powered by AI

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  Welcome to the RedTech daily podcast powered by artificial intelligence.
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  Here are today's top stories: Salem Media appoints new regional general manager and
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  general sales manager for Pittsburgh, and Audacy becomes the exclusive United States
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  sales partner for Sonos Radio.
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  Salem Media has announced key appointments for its Pittsburgh operations.
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  Jason Mosher has been named the new regional general manager.
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  Based in Atlanta, he'll also oversee the Cleveland market.
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  Joining him is Pittsburgh native Dave Cuddihy as the general sales manager.
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  Previously, Cuddihy was the publisher of the Latrobe Bulletin and the Ligonier Echo.
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  Salem's President of Broadcast Media, Allen Power, expressed excitement about combining
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  Mosher's leadership with Cuddihy's local market knowledge to enhance sales efforts.
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  Audacy has formed a strategic partnership with Sonos, becoming the exclusive United States
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  sales and distribution representative for Sonos Radio’s streaming inventory.
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  This move will allow Audacy to represent Sonos Radio advertising inventory in the U.S.,
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  expanding its digital sales footprint.
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  Sonos Radio will be integrated into the Audacy Digital Audience Network, offering over 100
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  stations across the Audacy app and website, and will be accessible via Google Home, Alexa, and
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  Apple Music.
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  Michael Biemolt, Audacy's president of digital sales, highlighted the partnership as a natural
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  fit, leveraging Audacy’s scale and sales expertise to elevate Sonos Radio’s streaming
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  business.
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  Jack Rutledge, director of product management at Sonos Radio, emphasized delivering great
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  listening experiences and deepening engagement through this collaboration.
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  The partnership will also provide Sonos Radio with access to advanced ad decisioning and
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  programmatic capabilities through Audacy's AmperWave platform.
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  That’s it for today’s episode of the RedTech daily podcast powered by artificial
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  intelligence.
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  Thanks for joining us, and we'll be back with more updates tomorrow.