Silver Tribe Media expands news business with addition of Neal Carruth as General Manager

Silver Tribe Media, a digital media management and production company, today announced the hiring of Neal Carruth as a General Manager. Silver Tribe Media, which represents direct-to-consumer media businesses and top talent for their digital media work, is bringing on Carruth to further expand its business in news, technology, personal growth, and other areas.

As General Manager, Carruth will also be working closely with many of Silver Tribe’s existing clients in the news and opinion space as well as furthering Silver Tribe’s relationships and expertise with platforms including Substack, Patreon, Supercast, Beehiiv, and Mailchimp. Neal will be based at Siver Tribe’s offices in New York.

Most recently, Neal was Executive Vice President and General Manager of the digital media compnay Freakonomics Radio Network. During his time with the organization, Neal managed relationships with external partners, ranging from distribution and audience development to legal and human resources. He led the launch of a paid subscription program and relaunched the network’s YouTube channel.

Previously, Neal spent more than two decades at NPR, where he began his career as a booker, producer, and editor. He was the showrunner for All Things Considered, NPR’s Chief Business Editor, and a senior leader of NPR’s podcasting business. He created and managed many NPR podcasts, leading the network’s daily news podcasting strategy. For his journalism, Neal received a Peabody Award, two duPont-Columbia Awards, and a Loeb Award.

“I am honored to join this incredible group of professionals and so impressed by what they have built,” Carruth said of his new role with Silver Tribe. “The news business is undergoing an incredible transformation right now. I’m so excited to help talent, brands, and properties build in this fast-changing digital media environment.”

“Neal’s depth of experience and relationships in news, business, and other genres are tremendously expansive,” said Michael Klein, founder and CEO of Silver Tribe Media. “There is a huge opportunity to build digital businesses with talent and brands in those genres, and Neal is perfectly equipped to continue our goal of providing top-level services to current and future partners.”

About Silver Tribe Media

Silver Tribe Media is a next generation management and production company. Founded by former talent agents with over 20 years of experience in digital media and podcasting, Silver Tribe’s mission is to build sustainable businesses for its clients throughout the digital media ecosystem. Silver Tribe focuses on growing digital content networks across podcasting, YouTube, and other digital platforms.