New York, NY – April 4, 2022 – Sony Music Entertainment’s (SME) Global Podcast Division today announced the appointment of Serita Wesley to the newly created role of Head of U.S. Entertainment Podcasts. Wesley will be based in New York and report to Tom Koenig, Vice President, U.S. Podcasts.

In her new role, Wesley will spearhead the Division’s entertainment podcast strategy and oversee the development of new shows across a range of genres, including comedy, pop culture, self-care, chat and more. As SME focuses on building a robust slate of always on and returning series, Wesley will also help build and manage the growing entertainment team that includes several new producers starting this spring.

Wesley has more than 15 years of experience in the entertainment, marketing and podcasting industries. She was previously an Executive Producer at Fresh Produce Media and Senior Producer at Westbrook Inc, working across shows such as Red Table Talk Podcast, Positively Gam and more. She is also the co-creator and sole writer for the forthcoming scripted series, Un-Lesh for Love, which debuts on Audible in 2022 by way of Charlamagne Tha God and Kevin Hart’s audio production company, SBH Productions. Welsey also co-founded, produced, and hosted the iHeartRadio Award-nominated podcast On She Goes a travel and lifestyle podcast for women of color.