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Jennifer
Purtan is senior vice president of advertising sales
and marketing for ABC Radio Networks. In this position
which she has held since 2000, Ms. Purtan directs eight
sales offices for ABC Radio Networks. She is responsible
for the development of national network business through
strategic sales to advertisers and their agencies for
all ABC Radio Networks original and syndicated programming
including, ABC News, Paul Harvey, ESPN Radio, new media,
urban and eleven networks. In addition to directing
all sales marketing and promotions, Ms. Purtan oversees
the development of annual plans aimed at increasing
revenue goals and network multi-platform deals.
Previously,
Ms. Purtan was vice president of sales for ABC Radio
Networks for the Midwest, Central and Western States
and oversaw operations for the Detroit, Chicago, Los
Angeles and San Francisco sales offices.
Ms.
Purtan brings more than 20 years experience in media
and ad sales to this position. Prior to joining ABC
Radio Networks in 1994, she was a senior national account
manager for the Detroit office of Landmark Networks,
which included the Weather Channel and the Travel Channel.
In addition, she served as an account executive at numerous
leading stations, including Los Angeles' KABC and KLSX-KLRA
radio stations and Detroit's WJBK and WXON television
stations. She began her radio career as an on-air jock
and Assistant News Director at WFMK in Lansing, Michigan.
Ms.
Purtan served on the board of directors of the Detroit
Radio Advertising Group as vice president from 1997
to 2000. She currently sits on the board of the Purtan
Family Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation. Ms. Purtan
holds an Executive M.B.A. from Simmons Graduate School
of Management and a B.A. from Michigan State University.
A
native of the Detroit area, Ms Purtan and her husband
currently reside in Westport, Connecticut.
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