Audacy Sets New Leadership at Pineapple Street Studios

RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 3:41pm CT

Bari Finkel and Je-Anne Berry

Audacy today announced a new leadership team at Pineapple Street Studios, promoting veteran staffers Bari Finkel and Je-Anne Berry to Co-Heads of the podcast studio, reporting to Audacy Executive Vice President, Podcasts Jenna Weiss-Berman. Pineapple Street Co-Founder Max Linsky has been named Senior Podcast Strategist for Audacy's podcast division.

Finkel joined Pineapple Street in July 2016 as the studio's first employee. She has served as Producer, Executive Producer, Host and most recently, Head of Operations. Named Adweek's 2021 Podcast Innovator of the Year, Finkel created and has overseen Pineapple's successful TV/film companion series business, working with partners including HBO, Netflix, Apple TV+ and Amazon Music to create buzzworthy film and television companion podcasts, including "HBO's Succession Podcast."

Berry joined Pineapple Street in September, 2020 as Executive Producer of Pineapple's brands team. In this role, she expanded the studio's partnerships with Mailchimp, Nike, TED and Aventine. Berry has also overseen bringing new brand partners to Pineapple, including Tommy Hilfiger, The Fashion and Race Database, SAP, Zapier, and the Georgia Innocence Project/

Linsky has executive produced several award-winning, critically acclaimed shows including "9/12," "Wind of Change," and "70 Over 70," which he also hosted.

"As everyone who has worked with Bari or Je-Anne knows, they are the perfect team for this job," said Linsky. "Bari has been here since day one, and Je-Anne joined once we were part of Audacy -- the combination of those two vantage points, plus the shared vision for where podcasting is headed, makes me just so excited for this next era."

"I'm thrilled about what's to come for Pineapple," added Weiss-Berman. "Bari and Je-Anne have proven again and again over the years that they are creative, driven leaders and the studio will flourish under their direction. I can't wait to work with them in this new way."

"We are incredibly proud of Pineapple and thrilled to step into our new positions. Through our respective roles and the many different shows and partners we've worked with, we've had incredible experiences at Audacy, making phenomenal podcasts with the most passionate teams," said Berry and Finkel. "Being able to partner with each other to build on what Max and Jenna founded is a real honor and we can't wait for people to see and hear Pineapple's upcoming work."