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MediaCo Appoints New Executive Team to Lead Strategic Realignment and Innovation
RAHSAN-RAHSAN LINDSAY NAMED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF MEDIACO: HOT 97, WBLS, AND FAIRWAY OUTDOOR; BRADFORD TOBIN NAMED PRESIDENT AND COO Company Appoints
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nRAHSAN-RAHSAN LINDSAY NAMED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF MEDIACO: HOT 97, WBLS, AND FAIRWAY OUTDOOR; BRADFORD TOBIN NAMED PRESIDENT AND COO\n\nCompany Appoints New Seasoned Leadership in Key Roles to Fuel Growth and Continued Service to Black Culture and the Hip Hop Community\n\n NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nMediaCo Holding Inc. (NASDAQ: MDIA), owner of HOT 97, WBLS, and Fairway Outdoor, announced today that Rahsan-Rahsan Lindsay has been named Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2021. Mr. Lindsay most recently served as Executive Vice President, Urban One. He brings over twenty years of successful leadership experience across media, television, and advertising to MediaCo. As CEO, Lindsay will be responsible for setting MediaCo's overall strategic vision and expanding its radio and outdoor divisions with an emphasis on transforming the digital business.\n\n“Rahsan-Rahsan is a talented and dedicated leader with the right strategic vision, relentless drive, and passion for media required to lead the MediaCo team at this critical time. He forged his career at the intersection of technology and media, and his vast experience and keen perspective will be invaluable in taking the company into the future,” said MediaCo Board Director Laura Lee.\n\nLindsay has spent the past nine years at Urban One, Inc., where he oversaw advertising sales, integrated marketing, and sales operations for TV One and sister network CLEO TV, which he helped launch in 2019. In 2020, he took over the role as head of iOne Digital ad sales and One Solution, Urban One’s cross-platform marketing group, as well as One X Studios, the branded content production arm of Urban One. Prior to joining TV One in 2011, Lindsay spent nearly eight years in Ad Sales for Viacom Media Networks, focused on new business development for MTV, Comedy Central, Spike, CMT, and TV Land. He also served as VP of Ad Sales for MTV2, mtvU, and Palladia.\n\nPassionate about serving the community and grooming the next generation of leaders, in his spare time Lindsay serves as the co-chair of the Board of Directors for The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, a Harlem-based nonprofit organization.\n\n“The opportunity to work with iconic brands like HOT 97 and WBLS is just too good to pass up,” said Lindsay. “I see a number of potential ways to further cultivate both brands, build on their well-establ...