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| | name = Chris Williams | | name = Chris Williams | ||
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| | birth_name = Christopher Thomas Williams | | birth_name = Christopher Thomas Williams | ||
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| occupation = Chief Product Officer for ] | ||
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| | spouse = Alisa Crisler (Williams)January 21, 2012 | | spouse = Alisa Crisler (Williams)January 21, 2012 | ||
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| '''Chris Williams''' is the Chief Product Officer for ].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aristone|first1=Angel|title=iHeartRadio Music Festival Generates More Buzz Than Ever before with More Than Five Billion Social Media Impressions|website=businesswire|publisher=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140925005524/en/iHeartRadio-Music-Festival-Generates-Buzz-Billion-Social#.VFce3lWQwUJ.mailto}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ho|first1=Rodney|title=Radio & TV Talk|url=http://m.accessatlanta.com/weblogs/radio-tv-talk/2013/nov/11/tvradio-briefs-conan-chris-williams/|website=AJC access atlanta}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=iHeartRadio Ups Chris Williams To Chief Product Officer - See more at: http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2869346#sthash.XJwdd3vy.vPG5MUaN.dpuf|url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2869346|website=fmqb|accessdate=2014}}</ref> His role at ], formerly ], has continued to evolve . | '''Chris Williams''' is the Chief Product Officer for ].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aristone|first1=Angel|title=iHeartRadio Music Festival Generates More Buzz Than Ever before with More Than Five Billion Social Media Impressions|website=businesswire|publisher=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140925005524/en/iHeartRadio-Music-Festival-Generates-Buzz-Billion-Social#.VFce3lWQwUJ.mailto}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ho|first1=Rodney|title=Radio & TV Talk|url=http://m.accessatlanta.com/weblogs/radio-tv-talk/2013/nov/11/tvradio-briefs-conan-chris-williams/|website=AJC access atlanta}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=iHeartRadio Ups Chris Williams To Chief Product Officer - See more at: http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2869346#sthash.XJwdd3vy.vPG5MUaN.dpuf|url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2869346|website=fmqb|accessdate=2014}}</ref> His role at ], formerly ], has continued to evolve . | ||
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==Career== | ||
| Williams started his radio career in his hometown of |
Williams started his radio career in his hometown of ]. Serving as an on air DJ named "Joe Mamah” and the Program Director of WPUP-FM, Bulldog 103.7. His next position was a move to Susquehanna Radio where he programmed Alternative Rock WNNX, 99X in Atlanta. Williams served as Program Director from 2001-2004. | ||
| ⚫ | ] | ||
| 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". | |||
| Clear Channel picked Williams up in 2005 as PD of WBZY "105.3 The Buzz" | |||
| ⚫ | His role |
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| and then onto WKLS "Project 96.1" He still continued his on air | |||
| personality on the afternoon show know as "The OC". | |||
| ⚫ | His role also included serving as the Active Rock Brand coordinator for | ||
| Clear Channel Nationally and programing the companies national | |||
| ⚫ | Alternative and Active Rock platform, Premium Choice.] | ||
| ==Present== | ==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 was promoted to VP of Programming for the Cincinnati cluster of | |||
| Williams has hit record numbers since he joined the IHeartRadio team based in New York in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Barris|first1=Michael|title=IHeartMedia rocks mobile engagement, fans with live events|url=http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/music/19071.html?utm_referrer=http://m.facebook.com&utm_referrer=direct%2Fnot%20provided|website=mobile marketer|accessdate=2014}}</ref> IHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas has boasted more than 22.5 billion<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lafferty|first1=Justin|title=How iHeartRadio Generated 14 Billion Social Impressions for its Awards Show|url=http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/how-iheartradio-generated-14-billion-social-impressions-for-its-awards-show/619991|website=adweek|accessdate=2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ryan|first1=Patrick|title=How Twitter's streaming app is shaping music|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/07/08/periscope-music-twitter-steve-aoki-lee-brice-morgan-page/29768689/|website=usa today|accessdate=2015}}</ref> social impressions the past two years in a row. | |||
| iHeartMedia's stations (700 WLW, WEBN, KISS 107, WCKY, WKRC, WSAI ) | |||
| Williams joined the IHeartRadio team based in New York in 2013<sup></sup> and | |||
| was promoted to the position of Chief Product Officer in 2014. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| ] | ] | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| During his time in that position iHeartRadio has grown to over 70 million registered users (http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/05/iheartradio-70-million/), launched the popular feature My Favorites Radio9http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/12/iheartradio-favorites-radio/), the iHeartRadio SnapChat Discover Channel (http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/snapchat-buzzfeed-iheartradio-yahoo-warner-music-1201549107/) and event Live Stories (http://time.com/4049026/snapchat-live-stories/) and the new stand alone app iHeartradio Family (http://www.fastcompany.com/3053352/the-fast-company-innovation-festival/the-iheartradio-family-app-is-here-with-help-from-30-ki). iheartRadio has also set engagement records for their live events with over 14 Billion social media impressions for the iheartRadio music Awards, (http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150406005206/en/2015-iHeartRadio-Music-Awards-Generates-14-Billion), taking the #1 spot in the Nielsen Twitter ratings (http://deadline.com/2015/03/iheartradio-music-awards-nickelodeon-kids-choice-awards-twitter-tv-ratings-1201401655/) and over 6.5 Billion impressions for the iHeartRadio Music Festival (http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/29/ny-iheartmedia-idUSnBw295642a+100+BSW20150929) | |||
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| Chris Williams | |
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| Born | Christopher Thomas Williams November 30, 1974 Athens, Georgia |
| Occupation | Chief Product Officer for iHeartRadio |
| 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 .
Career
Williams started his radio career in his hometown of Athens, Georgia. Serving as an on air DJ named "Joe Mamah” and the Program Director of WPUP-FM, Bulldog 103.7. His next position was a move to Susquehanna Radio where he programmed Alternative Rock WNNX, 99X in Atlanta. Williams served as Program Director from 2001-2004.
Clear Channel 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 also included serving as the Active Rock Brand coordinator for Clear Channel Nationally and programing the companies national
Alternative and Active Rock platform, Premium Choice.
Present
Williams was promoted to VP of Programming for the Cincinnati cluster of iHeartMedia's stations (700 WLW, WEBN, KISS 107, WCKY, WKRC, WSAI )
Williams joined the IHeartRadio team based in New York in 2013 and was promoted to the position of Chief Product Officer in 2014.
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.
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External links
During his time in that position iHeartRadio has grown to over 70 million registered users (http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/05/iheartradio-70-million/), launched the popular feature My Favorites Radio9http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/12/iheartradio-favorites-radio/), the iHeartRadio SnapChat Discover Channel (http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/snapchat-buzzfeed-iheartradio-yahoo-warner-music-1201549107/) and event Live Stories (http://time.com/4049026/snapchat-live-stories/) and the new stand alone app iHeartradio Family (http://www.fastcompany.com/3053352/the-fast-company-innovation-festival/the-iheartradio-family-app-is-here-with-help-from-30-ki). iheartRadio has also set engagement records for their live events with over 14 Billion social media impressions for the iheartRadio music Awards, (http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150406005206/en/2015-iHeartRadio-Music-Awards-Generates-14-Billion), taking the #1 spot in the Nielsen Twitter ratings (http://deadline.com/2015/03/iheartradio-music-awards-nickelodeon-kids-choice-awards-twitter-tv-ratings-1201401655/) and over 6.5 Billion impressions for the iHeartRadio Music Festival (http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/29/ny-iheartmedia-idUSnBw295642a+100+BSW20150929)Categories: