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Townsquare Media Executive Compensation (FY25)

TSQ · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Bill Wilson
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Data as of October 28, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): March 27, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Bill Wilson: $3,110,036 → $5,897,214 (89.6% higher)

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Who is Townsquare Media's chief executive and what were they paid?
Bill Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, received $5,897,214 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $3,110,036 reported for fiscal 2024, Wilson's total was 89.6% higher.
Which companies are in Townsquare Media's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Audacy, Inc., Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., Cumulus Media Inc., DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. and Entravision Communications Corp., among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bill Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
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Stuart Rosenstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Erik Hellum
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bill Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Stuart Rosenstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Erik Hellum
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bill Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇————◇◇
Stuart Rosenstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇————◇◇
Erik Hellum
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇◇————◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bill Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Erik Hellum
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Stuart Rosenstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
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 2023
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Bill WilsonRSU◇——◇———
Bill WilsonRSU◇——◇———
Erik HellumRSU◇——◇———
Erik HellumPSU◇—◇————
Erik HellumRSU◇——◇———
Erik HellumPSU◇—◇————
Fiscal 2022 are included in the PDF.
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 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Bill WilsonOption◇—◇10/7/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Stuart RosensteinOption◇—◇10/7/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/18/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Erik HellumOption◇—◇10/7/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Steven Price
Board chair
◇————◇◇
B. James Ford
◇◇———◇◇
Stephen Kaplan
◇◇———◇◇
Gary D. Way
◇◇———◇◇
Gary Ginsberg
◇◇———◇◇
David Lebow
◇◇———◇◇
Bill Wilson served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
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.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2023
  • Audacy, Inc. AUD
  • Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. BBGI
  • Cumulus Media Inc. CMLS
  • DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. DV
  • Entravision Communications Corp. EVC
  • iHeartMedia, Inc. IHRT
  • Lee Enterprises, Incorporated LEE
  • Magnite, Inc. MGNI
  • Outfront Media Inc. OUT
  • PubMatic, Inc. PUBM
  • QuinStreet, Inc. QNST
  • Saga Communications, Inc. symbol not shown
  • Thruv Holdings, Inc. symbol not shown
  • Urban One, Inc. UONE
  • Yelp Inc. YELP

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Documents cited

  1. 0001499832-26-000023
    DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION
  2. 0001499832-24-000045
    NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION
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Peers Townsquare Media discloses

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Audacy, Inc.Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc.Cumulus Media Inc.DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.Entravision Communications Corp.iHeartMedia, Inc.Lee Enterprises, IncorporatedMagnite, Inc.Outfront Media Inc.PubMatic, Inc.QuinStreet, Inc.Yelp Inc.

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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}
}
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