Erik Hellum — Chief Operating Officer of Local Media at Townsquare Media

Mr. Erik Hellum has been Chief Operating Officer of Local Media at Townsquare Media, Inc. since October 16, 2017. Mr. Hellum served as an Executive Vice President of Townsquare Media, Inc. until October 17, 2017. Mr. Hellum serves as the President of The New Face of Corporate Radio and GAP West of GAP Broadcasting, LLC. He served as an Executive Vice President of Radio at Townsquare Media, Inc. He served as a Member of Radio Advisory Council at Arbitron Inc. since March 2010. He joined Townsquare Media in August 2010 following the acquisition of GAP Radio Broadcasting, where he served as President of GAP West since 2008. Prior to joining GAP West, he worked at Bonneville International Communications, where he spent 2 years as Vice President/Market Manager of WIL/WRTH in St. Louis, MO and 4 years as Vice President/Market Manager of KTAR/KPKX/KMVP in Phoenix, AZ. Previously, he was Vice President Sales for AMFM and oversaw Clear Channels early cross-platform sales efforts. He began his career at Katz Radio, where he held positions of increasing responsibility in Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. He serves on the Boards of Directors of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism Endowment and Friends of Public Radio Arizona. Mr. Hellum received a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin.