iHeartMedia has announced that Marc Sherman has been named Regional Senior Vice President of Programming for the New Orleans and Baton Rouge market, effective immediately. Sherman will be responsible for the development of local programming strategies, including overseeing on-air content, digital strategy, music programming and on-air personalities. Sherman will report to Eddie Martiny, Region President of HeartMedia Houston, New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
“I’m excited to expand Marc’s programming expertise to the New Orleans and Baton Rouge markets,” said Martiny. “I have had the pleasure of working with Marc for over 15 years and he is not only a brilliant programmer but an excellent leader. New Orleans and Baton Rouge are in good hands.”
Sherman joins the New Orleans and Baton Rouge markets from iHeartMedia Houston, where he served as SVP/Programming. In addition, he served over 20 years as Program Director for Sunny 99.1 and oversees programming for iHeartMedia Houston’s market 94.5 The Buzz, 93.7 The Beat, AM 740 KTRH, SportsTalk 790 and AM 950 KPRC. He began his career at WJET Radio.
“A heartfelt thank you to iHeartMedia New Orleans and Baton Rouge for bringing this tremendous opportunity my way. I’m stoked at the opportunity to collaborate with Bob Murphy and his outstanding teams in New Orleans and Baton Rouge on a regular basis.” said Sherman.