Widmer Joins Riser House As VP
Sony Music Nashville Dir./Radio Marketing & Promotion Anna Widmer has joined Riser House as VP/Promotion, effective at the beginning of September. She will work alongside fellow VP/Promotion Jeff Davis and Dir./Regional Promotion Paul Grosser as the team prepares to release Mitchell Tenpenny's first radio single on the imprint. “Anna is an absolute superstar who works tirelessly on behalf of her artists and radio partners, and her body of work is truly a benchmark for excellence,” says EVP/Promotion & Artist Brand Strategy Shane Allen. Widmer joined SMN in 2023 after nine years at MCA (CAT 8/16/23). Plans for the open position at Sony will be announced soon.
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