Cumulus Media has selected two individuals who will serve in newly created positions across its Music & Entertainment and Sports divisions.
Their role: to lead new content development across the audio content creation and distribution company’s platforms.
Reporting to EVP/Content and Audience are Doug Cohn, who’ll take the role of SVP/Music & Entertainment, Content and Audience; and Bruce Gilbert, filling the role of SVP/Sports, Content and Audience.
Cohn was formerly SVP/Music & Talent for Nickelodeon, where he played a key role in the career success of JoJo Siwa. He previously spent more than a decade at such entities as Atlantic Records and VH1.
For Gilbert, the role is a promotion for the 7 1/2-year company veteran, who will continue to direct all sports programming for Cumulus’ stations and for its Westwood One Sports arm.