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Salem Media Announces the Retirement of Mike Shields
RADIO ONLINE | Monday, April 4, 2022 |
Salem Media Group has announced that Mike Shields, General Manager in San Francisco, will retire in June, 2022 after 11 years. Concurrently, Segar Kannan, General Sales Manager in Portland, will become the next General Manager in San Francisco. Kannan has served for 23 years with Salem, beginning as an Account Executive, Local Sales Manager and the past 15 years as General Sales Manager.
CEO David Santrella said "Mike has been leading Salem's San Francisco cluster for 11 years and has built a solid team, terrific culture, and delivered growth in both revenue and operating income yearly. Mike has had a great run than includes nearly 50 years in media and he has been a pleasure to work with. We wish them a multitude of blessings."
Santrella added, Kannan "is a leader who has worked hard, driven his team to excellence in digital revenue and earned this opportunity at the next level of leadership."
Kannan said, "I am looking forward to a new chapter in this journey and excited to see what Gods plan is for me, the stations, and the City."
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