multiyear renewal<\/a> of Chicago Bears broadcast rights on WBBM Newsradio). But CBS Radio\u2019s sales department was in constant upheaval, with Pohlman repeatedly shuffling his management team as revenues declined.<\/p>\nDeCastro rose to fame as impresario of WLUP FM 97.9 during the golden age of The Loop in the 1980s. He made a fortune transforming parent company Evergreen Media, which he co-founded in 1988, into AMFM, Inc., the nation\u2019s largest radio owner at the time, encompassing 465 stations. In 2000 deCastro cashed out of AMFM (a forerunner of iHeartMedia) and later became a consultant to America Online and president of AOL Interactive Services.<\/p>\n
In 2007 he created The Content Factory, a national syndication and new media company that propelled sportscaster Dan Patrick into multiplatform distribution. The Evanston-based company became the forerunner of After the Whistle.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am thrilled to join [president and CEO] David Field and Weezie Kramer as they take the helm of Entercom's revered Chicago radio stations, leading them into a brave new era of broadcasting and content creation,\u201d deCastro said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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