iHM/Washington DC Names Danny Bortnick SVP Sales

RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, August 7, 2018 | 11:05am CT

Danny Bortnick

Danny Bortnick has been named Senior Vice President of Sales for iHeartMedia's Washington, DC cluster effective immediately. He'll report to Aaron Hyland, Region Senior Vice President of Sales for iHeartMedia Washington DC and Market President for Baltimore.

"We couldn't be more pleased to welcome Danny to iHeartMedia DC. Danny has earned a great reputation building client centric sales organizations while creating a positive work culture. He is the perfect fit for us," said Michael Preacher, Region President.

Bortnick joins the DC Market from Entercom. He has been in the radio industry since he graduated college. 13 years ago he started as an AE at Katz Radio in both NYC and Atlanta. After a year at Katz he then transitioned to the local side of the business. He started on the local side as an AE at 1010 WINS in NYC- then moving into their digital sales manager position. After WINS Danny was the Director of Sales for Salem Media NYC where he ran two of their spoken word stations; one of which he launched from a sales perspective. After being away from CBS Radio for 2 years he pivoted back and served in various sales management roles from Retail Sales Manager, Local Sales Manager, General Sales Manager, and most recently the VP of Sales for the past almost 6 years for CBS/Entercom Washington DC. He spent almost 10 years of his career at CBS/Entercom.

"I am thrilled to be joining some of the most iconic brands in Washington DC, as well as one of the most recognizable media brands in the country," said Bortnick.