Weezie Kramer
Senior Executive Advisor, Member of the Board of Directors
Weezie Kramer is a Senior Executive Advisor and member of the Board of Directors at Entercom, a leading media and entertainment company and one of the two largest radio broadcasters in the U.S. She served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer until her retirement in May 2020.
Kramer has been an instrumental part of Entercom’s growth since joining the company in 2000 as a Regional Vice President and assuming the role of Chief Operating Officer in 2014. Her many contributions to Entercom include attracting outstanding leadership to the company and stewarding impactful organizational and operational change. She was a key figure in the company’s transformational merger with CBS Radio in 2017, leading Entercom’s operations through the integration and critical transformation initiatives to elevate and enhance the company’s competitive position. As Chief Operating Officer, Kramer led operations for the company’s robust portfolio of over 230 radio stations reaching over 170 million people each month, its extensive lineup of live events, and premier digital platforms, including RADIO.COM, the fastest growing digital audio app in the United States. Prior to joining the company, Kramer held numerous sales and leadership roles in the radio industry, including 12 years at CBS Radio where she rose to become a Vice President and a Market Manager.
Throughout her career, Kramer has been recognized as a powerful, motivational leader and an outstanding contributor to the broadcasting industry. She was the first woman to serve as chairperson of the Radio Advertising Bureau and also the first woman to receive the Radio Wayne – Sales Manager of the Year Award, a prestigious honor recognizing the professionalism, creativity and dedication of radio industry leaders. Over the years, Kramer was honored with the Mentoring & Inspiring Women in Radio (MIW) Group’s Trailblazer Award and the Rockwell Award from The Conclave Learning Conference. In 2019, she received the Gracies Leadership Award presented by the Alliance for Women in Media, an honor recognizing the accomplishments of women who pave the way as change-agents and ceiling-breakers across the industry. Most recently in 2020, she received the Leadership Award from the Broadcasters Foundation of America in recognition of her many contributions to the broadcast industry and the community at-large.
In her current role as Senior Executive Advisor at Entercom, Kramer spearheads key strategic corporate initiatives outside of the company’s daily operations and has expanded her commitments as a mentor to women and deepened her work in fostering their development into senior leadership roles within the company.
Kramer earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English language and literature from the University of Kentucky.