Salem Media Announces Retirement of Jon Latzer

RADIO ONLINE | Friday, July 17, 2026 | 11:56am CT

Jon Latzer

Salem Media has announced a leadership transition at its Salem Surround digital marketing agency as longtime executive Jon Latzer prepares to retire after many years with the company.

Latzer played a key role in expanding Salem Surround's digital marketing capabilities, helping grow the business while supporting local markets, sales teams, clients, and vendor partnerships nationwide. His leadership helped establish Salem Surround as a central component of Salem Media's digital strategy.

"Jon has been a tremendous leader and trusted partner throughout his time at Salem," said Jamie Cohen, Chief Digital Officer of Salem Media. "He has helped shape Salem Surround into the business it is today through his commitment to our people, our clients, and our local markets. We're incredibly grateful for everything he's contributed and wish him the very best in his retirement."

As part of the transition, Christian "Chris" Kligora, Senior Director of Multimedia Sales, has been named interim leader of Salem Surround's revenue organization.

Kligora brings experience in digital marketing, multimedia sales, business development, customer success, and sales leadership. Before joining Salem, he held executive positions at Marketron and spent more than a decade with Gannett's LocaliQ and its predecessor, ReachLocal.

"Chris has the experience and leadership to guide Salem Surround through this transition," Cohen said. "He understands our business, our customers, and our sales organization, and he's well positioned to continue building on the strong foundation Jon helped create."

William Cosey and Jonathan Greer will continue overseeing Salem Surround's operations, fulfillment, and client execution to ensure continuity for customers, vendors, sales teams, and internal stakeholders.

Latzer will remain with the company during the transition to help ensure a smooth handoff. Salem Surround provides digital marketing services across Salem Media's local and national markets, including search, social, display, video, streaming, reputation management, website development, and other performance-based marketing solutions.