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Audacy/Milwaukee Appoints Jason Bjorson Senior VP/MM


Jason Bjorson
Jason Bjorson

Audacy appoints 20-year media veteran Jason Bjorson as Senior Vice President and Market Manager for its Milwaukee market, overseeing WMYX-FM (99.1 The Mix), WSSP-AM (1250 AM The Fan), WXSS-FM (103.7 Kiss FM), WXSS-HD2 (Hot 105.7) and WXSS-HD3 (Channel Q). His career in radio includes time at Cox Radio in Jacksonville, FL and Journal Broadcast Group in Knoxville, TN where he rose from AE to lead flagship WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee, WI and The Green Bay and Milwaukee Brewer Radio Networks.

Bjorson joins Audacy after leading a new business sales team for an HR Tech company in the SAAS space and overseeing advertising sales teams for Spectrum Cable.

"I am excited to welcome Jason to lead our Milwaukee cluster," said Audacy Regional President Rachel Williamson. "His experience across radio, video and digital combined with his deep knowledge and relationships throughout the Milwaukee market brings an increased expertise to our cluster and clients."

"I'm thrilled to join the Audacy Milwaukee team, with some of Milwaukee's most iconic brands and an innovative broadcaster," added Bjorson. "I've competed with this team and tried to recruit them for years, so I know how much talent is here. I'm looking forward to working with them to win big here in Milwaukee."

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