In a press release to staff this morning Corus announced the change.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ronnie Stanton as Vice President, National Brands and Programming for Corus Radio. In addition to his new responsibilities, Ronnie will also continue as Brand Director for Vancouver’s Rock 101 and CFOX, reporting to Brad Phillips, General Manager, Corus Radio Vancouver, in this capacity.
As Vice President, National Brands and Programming, Ronnie will guide the strategic development and execution of programming, brand and format decisions for our radio stations. Ronnie will also contribute to the plans for the creation of innovative content for our audiences online and on air, working with our extensive talent pool in our Corus Radio markets, and will report to Mario Cecchini and Chris Pandoff in this regard. Ronnie brings a successful 15-year track record as program director here in Canada and Australia. His market experience with national strategy design, programming, brand building, social media execution, imaging and talent management have made radio stations under Ronnie’s guidance, leaders in their respective markets. We are confident that his experience will be a great asset for our stations and contribute to their success. Please join us in congratulating Ronnie on his new appointment.
Ronnie is very good at what he does, that’s about all I have to say. Corus is lucky to have him on their team. Good luck Ronnie.