Audacy Names Mike Thomas Boston Senior VP/MM

RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, October 7, 2021 | 11:41am CT

Mike Thomas

Audacy has named Mike Thomas to succeed Tim Clarke as Senior Vice President and Market Manager of its Boston market. In this role, Thomas will oversee the market's six stations including Big 103 (WBGB-FM), Magic 106.7 (WMJX-FM), Mix 104.1 (WWBX-FM) WEEI (WEEI-FM), WEEI (WEEI-AM) and WVEI (WVEI-AM), effective November 1.

"I am thrilled to welcome Mike back to Boston to lead Audacy's leading brands here," said Mark Hannon, Regional President, Audacy. "Mike's a proven winner and his leadership will be critical in moving the business forward. I also want to thank Tim Clarke for the exceptional job he has done this past year and wish him continued success as he moves to our central digital team."

"Boston evokes memories of great times and celebrations," said Thomas." "When Mark Hannon reached out about coming back and leading such a diverse group of stations, it was exhilarating! I can't wait to reconnect with a lot of talented people, some which I spent over a dozen years working side-by-side with, and celebrating many more victories."

Thomas joins Audacy from Good Karma Brands, where he served as Market Manager of ESPN Chicago 1000 AM since December 2019. Prior to that role, Thomas was the Brand Manager for 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston from 2017 to 2019. During his tenure, the station was awarded three Marconi Awards for Sports Station of the Year. Thomas spent nine years with CBS Radio, holding multiple roles including Vice President of Sports Programming in which he worked with the program directors of the company's 18 owned and operated local sports stations across the country, as well as Vice President of Programming for CBS Radio Boston and Program Director, including for Marconi Award-winning WZLX for 11 years.

Thomas launched his career at Clear Channe/iHeart, serving as Program Director and on-air personality for KGB-FM in San Diego and WFBQ-FM in Indianapolis, as well as Rock Brand Manager in 2001 for the company's eight Classic Rock stations in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Iowa.