Background[edit]
AccuRadio, based in Chicago, was founded by CEO Kurt Hanson, a University of Chicago alumnus who founded and continues to publish RAIN: Radio and Internet Newsletter from AccuRadio headquarters in the Loop.[5] The Executive Vice President of Sales is Michael Damsky.[6] Vice President of Technology is Arun Kambhammettu. John Gehron is Chief Operating Officer.[7] The company also works with former broadcast radio personalities like Tommy Edwards,[8] Barbara Prieto[9] and Steve Cochran.[10] In 2015, AccuRadio rebranded itself as "better radio for your workday" by adding 77 "workplace moods" channels[11] to better target the 35-to-64 demographic of daytime office workers, and saw listener traffic jump nearly 35% in a single month.[12]
Awards[edit]
AccuRadio won the People's Voice award for Best Radio in the 2006 Webby Awards, the AccuTunes interface built by AccuRadio won Best Radio again in 2008, and the AccuRadio IOS Handheld App was named an Honoree for the Best Streaming Audio category in the 2016 cycle.[19]