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01/09/2008
TRIAD BROADCASTING MAKES CHANGES IN SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD
MARKET
Former Lincoln
Market Manager is retained and promoted
Triad Broadcasting
President and CEO, David Benjamin, announces that Mark
Halverson, former Lincoln, NE, Market Manager, has been
promoted to Vice President/Senior Market Manager in
Savannah, Georgia,/ Hilton Head, South Carolina. This
announcement follows the recent NRG Media acquisition of
five Triad stations in the Lincoln market in August
2007.
Halverson will be responsible for the Georgia and South
Carolina markets, and current VP/Market Manager, Robert
Leonard, will maintain responsibilities for Hilton Head.
Up to this announcement, Savannah and Hilton Head
operated as one major market.
“All our stations in the Savannah/Hilton Head market
will quickly realize the importance of this move as well
as the benefits they will experience with Mark Halverson
at the helm,” comments David Benjamin. “Our company is
extremely fortunate to have retained Mark, who ran a
successful operation for us in Lincoln. We have no doubt
that Mark will accelerate the market’s growth,” he
continues.
The Triad Savannah/Hilton Head market includes six
stations: #1 For Classic Hits 103.1 “The Drive”, Today’s
Best Country & All Time Favorites 106.9 “Lucky Dog”,
Familiar Favorites 107.9 “The Coast”, ESPN Radio 1130,
Rock 106.1, and Oldies “Big” 98.3.
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