Audacy has promoted Regional President Rachel Williamson to President of Local Sales Strategy and Innovation. In the newly created position, Williamson will report to Chief Revenue Officer Brian Benedik.

Williamson has served as a Regional President for Audacy since 2020, overseeing its Chicago, Madison, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis markets. Before joining the company, she held leadership positions at Cox Media Group, Gamut and Cumulus Media.

“We are thrilled to move Rachel into this new, important assignment,” Benedik said in the announcement. “Her leadership experience and expertise with linear and digital audio and video will be a tremendous asset to growing our local business across Audacy.”

Williamson said she looks forward to working with the company’s leaders “to continue positioning the company as a premier partner for our advertisers.”

In turn, Kevin Cassidy segues from Senior VP/Market Manager of the company’s New Orleans stations to the same position at its Chicago cluster, reporting to Regional President Brian Purdy.

“With an impressive multiyear track record of success overseeing our New Orleans cluster, Kevin knows how to grow brands and deliver performance,” said Purdy. “We are confident that Chicago will continue to thrive under Kevin’s guidance.”

Before New Orleans, Cassidy was the General Sales Manager of Audacy’s music brands in Dallas. Cassidy earlier held positions as President of D&R Radio Sales and at iHeartMedia and Interep.

“It has been a remarkable experience representing our New Orleans brands over the last five years,” said Cassidy. “I’m excited to embark on the next chapter of my career and look forward to leading Audacy Chicago’s exceptional portfolio of stations.”