Three of iHeartMedia’s Regional Presidents, two in Florida and one in Georgia, are being given additional responsibilities. Brian Olson, Linda Byrd, and Justin Schaflander will pick up additional markets to supervise. All three Region Presidents will continue to report to Tom McConnell – President of the Midwest Southeast Division of the iHeartMedia Markets Group. Here are the details…
Effective immediately, Florida, formerly organized into four regions, will now be comprised of two regions:
Linda Byrd will now be President of the Central/North Florida Region, which includes Orlando, Tampa/Sarasota, Jacksonville, Brunswick, GA, and Melbourne. Byrd is a 40-year media veteran who has been with iHeartMedia since 1982. Byrd previously oversaw operations in Orlando.
Brian Olson will now become President of the South Florida Region
including West Palm Beach, Fort Pierce, Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers/Naples, and Punta Gorda, and will also manage day-to-day operations in the Miami market. Olson is a 25-year media veteran who joined iHeartMedia in 2006 as Senior Vice President of Sales in Miami. Olson has also been Market President in Miami and, most recently, held the position as President of the West Palm Beach Region.
And Justin Schaflander is now President of the expanded Atlanta Region which now includes Atlanta, Augusta, Macon, Columbus/Albany, Charleston, Columbia, Savannah, Myrtle Beach, and Florence. Schaflander is a 20-year media veteran who joined iHeartMedia in 2007 as Director of Sports for the Atlanta Braves Radio Network. He has overseen all business aspects of iHeartMedia’s Atlanta Region since 2014 and has held senior sales leadership positions with the company.
