David Kantor will retire as CEO of Urban One’s Radio One and Reach Media divisions at the end of 2024.
Kantor co-founded Reach Media with Tom Joyner in 2002 and joined Radio One when it acquired a 51% controlling stake in Reach Media in 2004. Radio One would expand its ownership stake in Reach Media to 80% in 2012 and merge its internal Syndication One division into the company. Kantor would then add the oversight of the entire radio station group in 2015. Prior to launching Reach Media, Kantor started his career as a local programming and sales researcher and then held roles at Satellite Music Network where he would rise to President followed by time as President of ABC Radio Networks, where he oversaw the launch of Joyner’s national morning show, ESPN Radio and Radio Disney. He then was SVP/Network Operations for AMFM Inc. where he would launch their network from 1996 until its 2000 sale to Clear Channel.
Radio One has yet to comment on its plans for the radio division. News of Kantor’s retirement was first reported by Radio Ink.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com