Taravella Named Katz Media Group CFO

Fox Television Stations vet joins rep firm in New York

By Michael Malone -- Broadcasting & Cable, 9/11/2012 3:44:43 PM

Brent Taravella has been named senior VP and chief financial officer of Katz Media Group. He will oversee all financial matters for Katz Media Group and the Total Traffic Network and will report to Kevin Dorsey, president of Clear Channel National Media Groups.

"Brent brings with him decades of financial expertise, including nearly 20 years within the broadcasting industry, and we are thrilled to add him to our management team," said Dorsey. "We believe that Katz and Total Traffic Network will benefit from Brent's focused perspective and professional acumen, especially as we look to the future and scale our core businesses according to the needs of advertisers in this modern world of multiplatform broadcasting."

Taravella joins from Fox Television Stations where he was vice president, finance and administration, for Fox Stations Sales. His prior positions include vice president of finance for Fox's WNYW New York.

"Katz and Total Traffic Network both have a unique collection of assets with great potential and I'm very excited to begin working with this group of leading experts in growing these businesses," said Taravella. "It's an honor to join the company at this great moment in its history where we can leverage technology and seek digital opportunities to build upon the leadership positions we have in these core businesses."

Taravella will be based in New York.