TARA THOMAS TO
JOIN
RADIO
ONE
CLEVELAND AS THE
NEW
HEAD OF
MARKETING
AND
PROMOTIONS
!Cleveland, Ohio- November 14, 2010,
Radio One
Cleveland will welcome its newest addition to the team,
Tara Thomas
, as the Head of Marketing and Promotions! “After an exhaustive 8 month search across the country we found one of the premiere Marketing Directors who is bringing her talents to the
LAND
. We are excited to have Tara on the
Radio One
Cleveland team”ย, says Colby “Colb””Tyner
Operations Manager
.”I worked with
Radio One
when the company was in a period of growth.
When Colby presented me with the opportunity to join the Cleveland team 13 years later, I was interested in discovering the impact of the company’s growth. I quickly realized
Radio One
made the acquisition of talent a priority.
This cluster is piloted by an impressive team of leaders, ripe to navigate the company toward the future of media. I am honored to be a part of this team and I look forward to leading and learning from my
colleagues
“ย, says Thomas, sharing her
excitement
about her move to
Radio One
Cleveland.As Marketing &
Promotions Manager
, Tara created NTR & Digital
campaigns
for the cluster’
s sales
& programming team.
She also facilitated new and existing events, concerts and expos for the Radio Station , including
CBS
Radio
Atlanta
‘s Flagship event, FSO, which attracts over 30,000
consumers
annually.
Tara Thomas
started her career in radio in 1994 as an intern for the Frank and JeanMorning Show at Baltimore’s V103 (WXYV). A year later, was hired as the assistant
Morning Show
producer.
After graduating from Towson University, Thomas performed a short
stint
at WUST-AM, a foreign language Radio Station in Falls Church, Virginia.In 1996, She rejoined Frank Ski as the producer of his newly-formed morning show at Baltimore’s 92Q Jams (WERQ). In 1998, the Frank Ski
Morning Show
moved to
Atlanta
‘s V-103 (WVEE) where Tara was named the Executive Producer and Entertainment Reporter.
In 2003, Tara stepped away from programming to pursue a personal goal, sales and marketing. She transitioned to the sales department as the Marketing &
Promotions Manager
in a position created for her by
CBS
Radio
Atlanta
‘s VP & Marketing Manager, Rick Caffey.
