SHAWN FORT NAMED GENERAL MANAGER FOR CROMWELL MEDIA/NASHVILLE

Cromwell Media/Nashville Director of Sales Shawn Fort has been named General Manager effective June
15. He succeeds VP/Market Manager Dennis Gwiazdon who transitions to an advisory role after nearly 4
years of leadership. Fort will oversee Cromwell Media’s five radio stations, which includes 93.3 Classic Hits,
94.9 The Fan, 102.1 The Ville, 102.5/106.3 The Game and 102.9 The Buzz, along with a full slate of digital
assets. The transition is underway for the mid-June start.
“When Shawn was hired it was with the idea that he would one day become our next GM. I’m delighted
that we can promote from within the company,” said Bud Walters, Cromwell Media President. “We knew
that when Dennis joined us there was going to be a three-to-four-year limit to our working together. I’ll
appreciate his counsel moving forward and thank him for his friendship and commitment during a turbulent
time. Our business and stations are better for him being here.”

As a born-and-raised Tennessean, Fort has a lengthy history in the radio industry having begun his career
nearly 20 years ago with Entercom – now Audacy – in his hometown of Memphis. After a slight detour from
the business for three years, Shawn joined the Nashville team in December 2020. “This is the opportunity of
a lifetime,” said Fort. “I jumped into the radio industry as an aspiring musician just to be around show
business and it turned into a career. It will be an honor to lead our incredibly talented Nashville team.
Thank you, Bud and Dennis, and to all my other mentors over the years.”
Gwiazdon added, “Bud and I have been Nashville friends for almost 20 years. He is a leader in our industry,
and it’s been a privilege to work with him and the Nashville team. Cromwell Media/Nashville is in very good
hands with Shawn. I’m confident that he’ll have the full support of his teammates as they continue to grow
and make a difference within the community.”
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About Cromwell Media
Cromwell Media/Nashville is the flagship partner for the NHL’s Nashville Predators, Vanderbilt University
Athletics, Middle Tennessee State University, the Nashville Sounds, Tennessee State University and
NASCAR. Cromwell Group, Inc. operates 31 radio stations: 5 in Nashville, 8 in Kentucky and 18 in Illinois. All
stations can be streamed on mobile devices using station apps, including worldwide access for the
sports/talk stations, through Alexa smart speakers and the iGoRadio app.