Audacy Executive Compensation (FY22)
AUD · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 only
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Data as of September 13, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 26, 2023
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Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Audacy's chief executive and what were they paid?
David Field, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $2,769,525 in total compensation for fiscal 2022.
What was Audacy's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 83.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 24, 2023 for fiscal 2022.
Which companies are in Audacy's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include AMC Networks Inc., Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc., Cumulus Media Inc. and Gray Television, Inc., among others.
What is Audacy's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2022, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 41:1, against median employee compensation of $67,513.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Field Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Richard Schmaeling Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Susan Larkin Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
J.d. Crowley President - Podcast and Streaming and Chief Digital Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Sutor Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew P. Sutor IV | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Crowley | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| David J. Field | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Richard J. Schmaeling | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Susan R. Larkin | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2022 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.d. Crowley | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| David Field | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Andrew Sutor | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Susan Larkin | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Richard Schmaeling | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Severance and change in control
The terms as written in the agreements.
Andrew Sutor
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2023 filing
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David Field
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2023 filing
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| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
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J.d. Crowley
President - Podcast and Streaming and Chief Digital Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2023 filing
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Richard Schmaeling
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2023 filing
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Susan Larkin
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2023 filing
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Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2022
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joel Hollander Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Joseph M. Field | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David J. Berkman | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sean R. Creamer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mark R. LaNeve | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Susan K. Neely | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Monique L. Nelson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David Levy | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Louise C. Kramer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David J. Field served on the board in fiscal 2022 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
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| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
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| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
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Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2022
- AMC Networks Inc. AMC
- Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. BBGI
- Cinemark Holdings, Inc. CNK
- Cumulus Media Inc. CMLS
- Gray Television, Inc. GTN
- iHeartMedia, Inc. IHRT
- Meredith Corporation symbol not shown
- Nexstar Media Group, Inc. NXST
- Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. SBGI
- Sirius XM Holdings Inc. SIRI
- Townsquare Media, Inc. TSQ
- Urban One, Inc. UONE
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | May 24, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 5, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Audacy disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Audacy sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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116 figures on this page: 114 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
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Documents cited
- 0001193125-23-155475
- 0001067837-23-000017CEO PAY RATIO · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE · Named Executive Officers
- 0001193125-20-136441
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}