Chris Williams made SVP of iHeart Programming

THE CINCINNATI KID: Radio vet Chris Williams has been dubbed SVP of Clear Channel's iHeartRadio Programming. He'll be based in NYC, overseeing all digital content programming, curation and marketing strategies for IHeart, reporting to EVP/GM of National Programming Platforms Darren Davis. Williams will work closely with President of Digital Brian Lakamp and team as well as sales, marketing and partnership players to serve iHeart's 40 million-plus registered users and advertising partners and to select peppy ringtones for Tom Poleman's iPhone. Until this appointment he was VP Programming for Clear Channel Cincinnati; he's been part of the radio giant since 2005. (11/8p)