Townsquare's Lafayette, LA MP/CRO Mike Grimsley to Retire

RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, August 1, 2019

Townsquare Media Inc. announced today that legendary local Louisiana radio executive Mike Grimsley will retire at the end of the month after serving as Market President and Chief Revenue Officer for its radio stations in Lafayette, LA for 25 years. The Tallahassee, Florida native, began his radio career at the age 18 and spent time in Phoenix and Charleston.

He most recently served as Townsquare ‘s Regional Vice President overseeing two radio markets in Louisiana as well as personally leading the local media team for the Lafayette cluster including KMDL-FM, KTDY-FM, KHXT-FM, KFTE-FM, KPEL-FM, KPEL-AM and KROF-AM.

Grimsley had been the Chairman of the Board of the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters and won their coveted Broadcaster of the Year Award in 2009. Under his leadership, Townsquare's stations in Lafayette have won multiple National Broadcast Awards and Grimsley was chosen as a laureate in the 2016 Junior Achievement of Acadiana Business Hall of Fame. He has also held Board of Director positions at multiple local organizations including the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Acadiana, Goodwill, and the Lafayette Education Foundation.

"Mike Grimsley broke the mold," said Townsquare COO Erik Hellum. "He has uniquely combined leadership, passion and drive with the sincerest care for his people and dedication to his community - all with a great sense of humor on top. Mike is one of the original Townsquare leaders, and helped build our company with a steadfast commitment to great local radio while building a vibrant digital and event business. He is a broadcast legend. Thank you Mike!"

Brad Burley, currently the Market President and Chief Revenue Officer for Townsquare's Lake Charles, LA cluster of stations, has been promoted and will transfer to Lafayette to succeed Grimsley. He will report to Townsquare SVP Todd Lawley.

"Brad has been a rising star at Townsquare as he guided the Lake Charles market to Townsquare Market of the Year in 2018. It's great to be able to promote from within the company for one of our top performing clusters," said Lawley.