Audacy/L.A. Ups Chris Ebbott to VP of Programming & Ops

RADIO ONLINE | Friday, March 4, 2022 | 1:20pm CT

Chris Ebbott

Audacy promotes Chris Ebbott to Vice President of Programming and Operations for its cluster in Los Angeles, effective immediately. In this role, he'll oversee programming and operations for KCBS-FM (93.1 Jack FM), KNX (News 97.1 FM and 1070 AM), KTWV-FM (94.7 The Wave) and Channel Q. Ebbott will continue in his roles as Audacy's Classic Hits Format Vice President and Brand Manager of KRTH (K-EARTH) and sister KXSN-FM (Sunny 98.1)/San Diego.

"Chris has proven to be one of the brightest and most innovative brand managers in the country," said Audacy Southern California Regional President and Market Manager Jeff Federman. "Promoting him to this role was a natural step for our cluster and we have full confidence in his ability to help us move our brands forward."

"Audacy Los Angeles is home to an all-star team of brand managers," added Ebbott. "To work with them growing and evolving some of the world's most iconic and successful radio brands is a dream job. Thank you to Jeff Federman, Susan Larkin and Jeff Sottolono for this amazing opportunity."

Ebbott joined the company in 2014 as Brand Manager for K-EARTH. In 2019, he became the company's Classic Hits format Vice President, and in 2020, he was elevated to Vice President of Programming. Ebbott previously served as a Program Director for Bell Media, where he led the programming and product strategy for CHR CKFM and Adult Hits CHBM (Boom 97.3)/Toronto.

In 2013, following the merger of Bell Media and Astral Media, Ebbott served as the Program Director for the newly rebranded CKFM (99.9 Virgin Radio). From 2004 to 2010, Ebbott had a stint with CBS Radio as Operations Manager, in which he helped the newly-launched 93.1 Jack FM reach a #1 ranking in the 25-54 demo among L.A. stations within the first month.