Popular Podcast Hosting Service Libsyn Announces Patrick Dolan Appointed to Board of Directors

 Liberated Syndication Inc. -- AKA Libsyn to podcasters --  announced that it appointed Patrick Dolan, a veteran of the interactive advertising industry and seasoned operating executive, to its Board of Directors, effective November 22, 2021. 

Libsyn is one of the industry’s leading podcast hosting platform and advertising marketplace. Libsyn is the place industry heavyweights like Marc Maron and Adam Carolla – along with 50,000 other podcasters – choose to host their show. 

 

While podcasting hosting companies and advertising marketplaces don't get the media attention that podcast networks do, they are an essential part of the podcast industry.

 For example, when you sign up with a media host, you create your podcast by filling out its title and description, uploading your cover art, and eventually, your very first episode.

It's the place one-stop-shop directories like iTunes and Spotify will pull all the data from to list your podcast on their platform.

Patrick Dolan served as the President of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (“IAB”) from 2017-2020 and as COO since 2007. The IAB is the leading trade organization whose members include more than 650 leading media companies, agencies, brands, and technology firms driving the digital marketing economy. At the IAB, Dolan helped to increase membership and co-founding the IAB Mobile and Data Centers of Excellence, Digital Sales Certification Program, and the IAB Tech Lab. Under Dolan’s leadership, the IAB also established the IAB Podcast Upfronts, a leading industry event connecting podcasters to agencies and brands.

“Patrick brings decades of digital media experience at both for-profit companies, as well as the most important trade organization, the IAB. He has been a long supporter of both Libsyn’s business and the podcasting sector overall. As a board member, I know Patrick will contribute significantly to Libsyn’s growth and help position the company to be a go-to-destination for podcasters for all of their needs,” said, Libsyn’s CEO, Bradley Tirpak.

Previously, Dolan served as the Director of International Finance and later as Director of Business Operations at DoubleClick, Inc., an early innovator in digital advertising services that Google acquired in 2008. At DoubleClick, Mr. Dolan was responsible for establishing international financial operations and for integrating new businesses that DoubleClick acquired, including Abacus.

Dolan commented, “I am honored to join Libsyn’s Board. As the first podcast hosting company, Libsyn has long been an innovator in the podcast industry. With the recent addition of the AdvertiseCast marketplace and the tremendous growth in podcast advertising, it is an exciting time in the Company’s history. I hope to be able to support Libsyn’s platform strategy and development of new value-added services for podcasters.”

Libsyn hosts over 5.8 million media files from more than 75,000 podcasts and delivered over 6 billion downloads in 2020. Libsyn also owns Auxbus, Glow, Pair Networks, and AdvertiseCast, the industry’s leading podcast advertising marketplace connecting advertisers to podcasters.