UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of report (Date of earliest event reported) July 8, 2009 (July 1, 2009)
CUMULUS MEDIA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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000-24525
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36-4159663 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS employer
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3280 Peachtree Road, N.W., Suite 2300, Atlanta GA
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30305 |
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code (404) 949-0700
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
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240.13e-4(c))
Section 5 Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On July 1, 2009, Martin R. Gausvik resigned from his position as the Companys Executive
Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer to pursue other opportunities.
(c) Effective July 1, 2009, Joseph J.P. Hannan, age 37, currently Vice President and
Controller of the Company, will serve as the Companys Interim Chief Financial Officer.
Prior to joining the Company in April 2008, from July 2007 to April 2008, Mr. Hannan served as
an independent consultant to several equity funds with investments in the media sector. Prior to
that, from May 2006 to July 2007, he served as Vice
President & Chief Financial Officer of Lincoln National
Corporations (NYSE: LNC) radio division. In this position, he oversaw the financial operations of
the 15th largest (in total revenue) radio broadcast company with 16 radio stations across 5 top-25
markets. Prior to that, from March 1995 to November 2005, he served as Chief Operating Officer and
Chief Financial Officer of Lambert Television, Inc., a privately held media company based in
Beverly Hills, California in which he was also a principal. In this capacity, he oversaw the
financing, acquisition and development of its seven station television group as well as its
ultimate divestiture to industry consolidators. He also oversaw financial operations of Partner
Stations Network, a television production and syndication partnership co-owned by Lambert with
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Pappas Telecasting, LIN Television and Raycom Media.
Mr. Hannan served on the board of directors, audit and compensation committees of Regent
Communications (Nasdaq: RGCI) from September 2007 to April 2008, and since January 2008 has been a
director of Asian Media Group, a privately held television broadcasting company based in Los
Angeles. From January 2000 to November 2005, he was a director, Treasurer & Secretary of iBlast,
Inc., a Lambert affiliated company owned in conjunction with 20 of the largest independent
television broadcast companies including Tribune Company, Washington Post, Cox Broadcasting, and
Gannett Communications.
J.P. Hannan received his B.S. in Business Administration in 1992 from the University of
Southern California.