KATZ RADIO GROUP PROMOTES SCOTT PORRETTI TO
GENERAL SALES MANAGER OF CHRISTAL RADIO
Michael Blauner, Rich Vicente Elevated to Senior Posts at Christal, Katz Radio
New York, May 8, 2008 – Katz Radio Group (KRG) today announced the promotion of Scott Porretti to Vice President and General Sales Manager of Christal Radio, replacing Christine Travaglini, now Christal’s President. KRG also announced the promotions of Michael Blauner to Vice President and Director of Sales for Christal Radio and Rich Vicente to New York Sales Manager of Katz Radio.
Travaglini was named President of Christal Radio after Brian Benedik, who led Christal, was tapped to run Katz 360, a new division focusing on expanding the company’s digital efforts by offering national advertisers the ability to reach their target audiences through several different channels, which include on-air, online, HD and mobile.
In his new role as General Sales Manager, Porretti will oversee Christal’s 12 offices and its sales staff, managing the hiring, training and retention of all sales personnel. Porretti will remain involved in driving top-line performance for Christal Radio. Before joining Christal, Porretti was Vice President and Sales Manager for Katz Radio’s New York team, and prior to that he was Sales Manager for Katz Radio’s San Francisco office. Porretti began his career with KRG in 1999 as an Account Executive in New York.
“Our commitment to excellence is reflected throughout the KRG workforce, with Scott’s elevation to General Sales Manager a perfect example of our deep bench,” said Mark Gray, President of Katz Radio Group. “Scott’s done a terrific job creating long-term client relationships and working with our staff to develop the next level of talent, and I know he’s more than ready to fill Christine’s shoes.”
Michael Blauner previously served as Christal’s New York Sales Manager while also handling the duties of Vice President and Director of Sales. Blauner, who began his career with Christal in 1996 as an Account Executive, will be responsible for overseeing Christal’s sales efforts for its Northeast client stations.
Rich Vicente started his career with Katz Radio as a Sales Assistant in 2000 after graduating from Quinnipiac University. He was promoted to Account Executive the next year. His solid performance for his clients and his tremendous relationships with the advertising community led to his promotion to Senior Account Executive in 2004.
“Rich is a great Katz Radio success story,” said Chad Brown, President of Katz Radio. “He started his career with Katz Radio eight years ago and has a proven track record of success, along with the leadership qualities to manage our biggest office. He’s a great asset to the team and I’m confidant he will continue to deliver outstanding performance in his new role.”
About Katz Radio Group
Katz Radio Group is structured to most effectively represent the interests of its independent client stations through the Eastman Radio, Christal Radio and Katz Radio groups. Katz Radio Group is a part of Katz Media Group, the only full-service media representation firm in the United States, with leading market shares in the representation of radio and television stations. For more information, please visit www.katz-media.com.
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