Two years after leaving Westwood One to work at a chemical solutions company, Brian Switzer is back with Westwood One. Switzer joins the company as VP/GM for Music & Entertainment — Country, overseeing the marketing and operations of all owned and represented Country shows.
Switzer will oversee affiliate sales, marketing, and operations for Westwood One’s NASH-branded shows, including Ty, Kelly & Chuck, NASH Nights Live, The Blair Garner Show, and American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks, as well as Country Countdown USA, Country’s Inside Track, Country Gold with Terri Clark, The Lia Show, Power Source Country and various Country specials and events.
From 1989 through 2000, Switzer rose from VP/National Promotion to General Manager of Atlantic Records, and then became SVP/National Promotion for Universal South Records, through 2005. From 2006 through 2014, he oversaw Nashville marketing, promotion, and affiliate sales for American Country Countdown, 24-hour formats and more for the then-ABC Radio Networks, Citadel Media, and Cumulus Media Networks. Most recently, Switzer held an executive position in JennsCo Chemical Solutions, a chemical manufacturing and distribution company.
