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| Williams started his radio career in his hometown of ]. Serving as a night time on air DJ named "Joe Momma". His next position was to Star94 WSTR and shortly after to Susquehanna Radio as Assistant Program Director in 1997-2001. He then became Program director of their alternative rock station ] ]. Producing |
Williams started his radio career in his hometown of ]. Serving as a night time on air DJ named "Joe Momma". His next position was to Star94 WSTR and shortly after to Susquehanna Radio as Assistant Program Director in 1997-2001. He then became Program director of their alternative rock station ] ]. Producing Atlanta's most listened to Morning Show "]." | ||
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| ClearChannel picked Williams up in 2005 as PD of WBZY "105.3 The Buzz" and then onto WKLS "Project 96.1" He still continued his on air personality on the afternoon show know as "The OC". | ClearChannel picked Williams up in 2005 as PD of WBZY "105.3 The Buzz" and then onto WKLS "Project 96.1" He still continued his on air personality on the afternoon show know as "The OC". | ||
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| Chris Williams | |
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| Born | Christopher Thomas Williams November 30, 1973 Athens, Georgia |
| Occupation | VP of programming at IHeartMedia |
| Spouse | Alisa Crisler (Williams)January 21, 2012 |
| Children | Alessandra Hunter (daughter)Born 2012 |
Chris Williams is the Chief Product Officer for IHeartRadio. His role at IHeartMedia, formerly ClearChannel, has continued to evolve .
Early career
Williams started his radio career in his hometown of Athens, Georgia. Serving as a night time on air DJ named "Joe Momma". His next position was to Star94 WSTR and shortly after to Susquehanna Radio as Assistant Program Director in 1997-2001. He then became Program director of their alternative rock station WWWQ 99X. Producing Atlanta's most listened to Morning Show "The Morning X."
ClearChannel picked Williams up in 2005 as PD of WBZY "105.3 The Buzz" and then onto WKLS "Project 96.1" He still continued his on air personality on the afternoon show know as "The OC".
His role continued as Active Rock Brand coordinator for the company.
Present
He then was promoted to VP of programming for the Cincinnati cluster of the now IHeartMedia's stations (700 WLW, WEBN, KISS 107, WCKY, WKRC, WSAI )
Williams has hit record numbers since he joined the IHeartRadio team based in New York in 2013. IHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas has boasted more than 22.5 billion social impressions the past two years in a row.
References
- Aristone, Angel. "iHeartRadio Music Festival Generates More Buzz Than Ever before with More Than Five Billion Social Media Impressions". businesswire. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140925005524/en/iHeartRadio-Music-Festival-Generates-Buzz-Billion-Social#.VFce3lWQwUJ.mailto.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher=|url=(help) - Ho, Rodney. "Radio & TV Talk". AJC access atlanta.
- "iHeartRadio Ups Chris Williams To Chief Product Officer - See more at: http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2869346#sthash.XJwdd3vy.vPG5MUaN.dpuf". fmqb. Retrieved 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); External link in|title= - Barris, Michael. "IHeartMedia rocks mobile engagement, fans with live events". mobile marketer. Retrieved 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - Lafferty, Justin. "How iHeartRadio Generated 14 Billion Social Impressions for its Awards Show". adweek. Retrieved 2015.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - Ryan, Patrick. "How Twitter's streaming app is shaping music". usa today. Retrieved 2015.
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