Jim Ortega steps in as Vice President of Affiliate Sales of Local Radio Networks. Ortega joins Donna Halverson, Vice President of Affiliate Sales, who had been handling national sales single-handedly. Ortega has held sales management positions at Dial Global and Jones Media, and worked in sales at WGN, Chicago. He has experience as a media broker and is a graduate of the Broadcast Leadership Training program from the National Association of Broadcasters.
“Our goal at LRN is always to super-serve the needs of local broadcasters,” Steve Swick, President and Chief Executive Officer of LRN. “Jim’s background gives him a clear understanding of how to help local broadcasters maximize the benefits of LRN’s 24/7 music formats and our proprietary Radio Velocity Control system. I am delighted to welcome him to our growing team.”
Jim Ortega will be based at LRN’s new programming and operations center in Denver and can be reached at 720-500-3810 and [email protected].
