As Executive Vice President of iHeartMedia’s "24/7 News Source," Chris Berry oversees the world's largest newswire that is produced solely for broadcast, with over 1200 terrestrial and digital affiliates throughout the United States. "24/7 News" is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona with Bureaus and Staff Correspondents located throughout the United States. In addition to text and audio, "24/7 News" provides anchored news, sports and weather reports to hundreds of radio stations and over the iHeartRadio digital broadcast platform.Prior to his current assignment Berry served in Senior Management positions for the Walt Disney Company in Los Angeles (Vice President, ESPN Radio), Washington, DC (President, General Manager WMAL) and New York (Vice President, Radio; ABC News).Berry joined ABC News following 14 years as a newsroom manager for CBS Radio in Los Angeles (KNX Newsradio), Washington DC (CBS Radio News) and Chicago (WBBM Newsradio). He is the recipient of numerous broadcasting and journalism awards, and was twice nominated as “News Talk Executive of the Year” by Radio and Records magazine, being honored with the award in 2002. He and news teams under his leadership have received numerous awards for excellence in broadcasting, including a Peabody Award in 2002 and a Marconi Award in 2008.Berry is active in many professional and community organizations and is recognized internationally as an authority on broadcast newswriting, Berry has taught writing seminars throughout the United States, Canada and in Europe.A graduate of the University of Mississippi. Berry frequently speaks to students about careers in journalism and broadcasting. He has served on the professional journalism advisory boards of both the University of Mississippi and the University of Nebraska, and during his years as President of WMAL in Washington DC was an adjunct instructor for Howard University's broadcast sales management program.