Townsquare Media : Taps Mason Benitez To Lead Their "Local First" Strategy In Victoria

Mason Benitez Joins the Company as Market President & Chief Revenue Officer in Victoria, Texas

Victoria, TX - November 24, 2020 - Townsquare Media Inc. announced today that Mason Benitez has joined the Company as Market President and Chief Revenue Officer for its Victoria local media cluster. Mr. Benitez will lead the local media team and their 'Local First' strategy in Victoria, which includes four FM signals: Country KIXS, CHR KQVT, Classic Rock KLUB, and Jack FM KTXN. He will report to Townsquare Regional Vice President Kelly Quinn.

'Mason is an exceptional leader in the local media business with a contagious enthusiasm,' commented Mr. Quinn. 'His radio and digital experience, along with his focus on our 'Local First' strategy will be a huge benefit to our local clients and team in Victoria.'

'I'm very excited to join the Townsquare family. When I learned about Townsquare's game plan and 'Local First' strategy from our CEO Bill Wilson I was completely bought in,' said Mr. Benitez. 'I look forward to helping our local clients in the Victoria market, and I can't wait to roll up my sleeves and get to work with the new team!'

Townsquare COO - Local Media, Erik Hellum added, 'Mason is a rising star in our business, with a real passion for building great teams and helping clients grow their business, and I couldn't be happier that he will be leading our talented Townsquare Victoria team.'

Prior to joining Townsquare, Mr. Benitez had spent time with Cumulus Media, overseeing sales for Beaumont, Texas and Lake Charles, Louisiana. Prior to that was Mr. Benitez was with CBS Radio in Houston.

About Townsquare Media, Inc.:
Townsquare is a radio, digital media, entertainment and digital marketing solutions company principally focused on being the premier local advertising and marketing solutions platform in small and mid-sized markets across the U.S. Our assets include 322 radio stations and more than 330 local websites in 67 U.S. markets, a digital marketing solutions company (Townsquare Interactive) serving approximately 21,900 small to medium sized businesses, a proprietary digital programmatic advertising platform (Townsquare Ignite) and numerous local live events each year. Our brands include local media assets such as WYRK, KLAQ, K2 and NJ101.5; iconic local and regional events such as WYRK's Taste of Country, the Boise Music Festival, the Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival and Taste of Fort Collins; and leading tastemaker music and entertainment websites such as XXLmag.com, TasteofCountry.com and Loudwire.com. For more information, please visit www.townsquaremedia.com, www.townsquareinteractive.com, and www.townsquareignite.com.

Contact:
Kelly Quinn
Townsquare Media, Inc.
[e-mail]
810-845-7330

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