Cumulus Media has promoted from within to fill the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Podcasting role at the company. In this new role, this individual will lead the Cumulus Podcast Network’s day-to-day operations, content acquisition, editorial, and production.
In addition to her new responsibilities, Carolyn Chauncey will continue to direct corporate marketing for Cumulus Media, Westwood One, and the Cumulus Podcast Network, reporting to Collin R. Jones, President of Westwood One and EVP, Corporate Strategy & Development for Cumulus Media.
Chauncey brings nearly three decades of media experience to the position, having achieved senior leadership positions in broadcast radio, video, digital, print, and experiential at top companies such as Conde Nast Publications, Time Warner, and VEVO. Since joining Cumulus Media in 2016, Chauncey has overseen ad sales solutions, creative services, and audience development for Westwood One, as well as client entertaining on site at the network’s marquee sports events such as the Super Bowl and Final Four. She is also an original member of the team that launched the podcast network and has been instrumental in its audience expansion, platform marketing, and ad sales growth since inception.
Additional organizational changes related to the podcast network are being seen. This results in Jason Soderberg’s elevation to Vice President of Podcast Operations and Production. In his new role, Soderberg, who now reports to Chauncey, is responsible for managing all audio and video production for the podcast network as well as platform relations.
In addition, Megan Devine has been promoted to Vice President of Podcast Sales Planning and Yield Optimization “to better align podcast sales planning and yield optimization with revenue-generating activities.” In this new role, Devine will report to Brandon Berman,
President of Sales at Westwood One.
