Former Audacy COO takes top RCS Worldwide role

Posted Monday, March 23, 2026 11:20 pm

Susan Larkin

Staff | Radio Ink

She was a regional VP at Cox Media Group and most recently served as chief operating officer of Audacy Inc. Now, she’s joining iHeartMedia-owned RCS Worldwide to oversee the RCS brand of radio programming software, in addition to the Media Monitors, Mediabase and Florical Systems product lines.

Appointed to the role of president/CEO is Susan Larkin, and the iHeartMedia unit calls her arrival at RCS Worldwide “a pivotal moment as the organization accelerates its leadership in audio creation tools, media intelligence, music analytics and television operations technology.”

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Former Audacy COO takes top RCS Worldwide role

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