Audacy, Inc. today announced executive changes, including the appointment of Kelli Turner as President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Chris Oliviero as Chief Business Officer and Bob Philips as Chief Revenue Officer.
Turner, an accomplished media leader, has been serving as Interim President and CEO since January when former President and CEO David Field stepped down. Oliviero and Philips are highly regarded industry leaders with more than a half-century of experience combined serving Audacy and its predecessors. Oliviero was most recently Market President for Audacy New York, and Philips was President of Audacy Networks and Multi-Market Sales.
“On behalf of the Audacy board, we are delighted that Kelli Turner has agreed to take on the permanent President and CEO role and lead Audacy through its next phase of reinvention and growth,” said Michael Del Nin, Chairman, Audacy. “She is an exceptional media executive who, along with Chris Oliviero and the rest of the Audacy team, will ensure we continue to invest in high-quality content to engage our audiences and provide best-in-class solutions to our partners.”
Turner has served on the Audacy Board since September 2024. Turner has also served on the boards of directors of several advertising and music technology companies, including DoubleVerify, Downtown Music Holdings and Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. Turner was most recently Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Sun Capital Partners, a leading private investment firm. Prior to joining Sun Capital Partners, she was President and Chief Operating Officer of SESAC Holdings, a leading music licensing and rights management company owned by Blackstone. She has also served in various executive and leadership roles in the investment and media industries, including RSL Group, Martha Stewart Living, Time Warner, Allen & Company and Citigroup.
“It’s a privilege to lead Audacy at this exciting moment in its impressive history and the evolution of audio,” said Turner. “This is one of the most dynamic businesses in media and entertainment, and I am looking forward to partnering with Chris Oliviero and all of our teams to build on our momentum with audiences, creators and advertisers. I’m especially excited by the appointments of Chris and Bob, who know Audacy’s businesses inside out and whose track records in management, programming and sales are second to none.”
Oliviero has served as Market President in New York since 2020 and spent more than 23 years at CBS Radio (which became part of Audacy in 2017). He started his career as a production assistant on “The Howard Stern Show” and took on progressively more senior programming roles.
Philips joined CBS Radio in 1996 and later served as Chief Revenue Officer for CBS Radio and Entercom. Following Entercom’s rebranding as Audacy in 2021, Philips transitioned into his most recent role as President of Audacy Networks and Multi-Market Sales.
The company concurrently announces the departures of Chief Operating Officer Susan Larkin, Chief Digital Officer J.D. Crowley, Chief Marketing Officer Paul Suchman and Executive Vice President and General Counsel Andrew Sutor. Mike Dash has been named Executive Vice President and General Counsel, succeeding Sutor, who will stay on for a transition period. Dash has been with Audacy’s companies for nearly two decades.
