The
President of Radio
If YOU were elected "President of Radio," what
would you do during the first 100 days of your administration?
That's
the question we posed to nine industry luminaries (and former radio
execs) at the Jacobs Summit in Austin, TX
on September 18th. Co-sponsored with Radio & Records and moderated by Fred
Jacobs, the session allowed each panelist to present their initiatives
for transforming radio as the industry endures challenging times.
We opened things up to allow for a "Citizen President" - a member of the
broadcast community who wanted share their views and feelings about the
future. We received dozens of entries,
and selected our pick, Julian Nieh, to appear at the Summit.
Here are our "Presidents" - including our "Citizen President:
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Pierre Bouvard, President Sales &
Marketing, Arbitron
Pierre has been on the front lines of the development and rollout of the
PPM. He understands radio from a unique perspective and because he works
with every broadcasting company, knows the challenges that radio is
facing first-hand.
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Gerry Boehme, Executive VP,
Strategic Planning & Information Technology Services for the Katz Media
Group
Gerry is well-known as an opinionated, keen observer of the radio
industry. He is involved on numerous boards and trade organizations and
will bring a “big think” perspective to the session.
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Mike McVay, CEO/President, McVay
Media
Mike runs one of the leading radio and media consulting firms in
America, and is a frequent presenter at industry conferences because of
his intelligence and insight. He has also owned and operated radio
stations.
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Larry Rosin, President of Edison
Media Research
Larry has been in the forefront audience research for the past 25 years,
advising some of the world’s largest media companies, and conducting
national studies that have provided industry perspective about media and
technology.
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John Gehron – General Manager/Harpo
Radio, Inc.
John is a programming legend, building winning radio stations
as PD/GM of legendary WLS-AM, Sr. VP Programming of CBS/Infinity Radio,
and Regional VP of Clear Channel/Chicago.
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Greg Kihn, host, “The Greg Kihn
Radio Show”
The rock star, author, and host of a syndicated radio program
has seen radio from the inside and out, providing him a unique
perspective on the radio and music industries.
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Erica Farber, President/
Publisher, Radio & Records
Erica is an industry powerhouse, who came up through the
station ranks before becoming an executive with Interep. Today, as
publisher of the industry’s leading trade magazine, Erica is involved
daily with radio’s challenges as well as its leadership.
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Jerry Lee – Owner, WBEB/Philadelphia
Jerry's one of the most
passionate broadcasters in America, and the success of WBEB demonstrates
his approach. Named Radio Executive of the Year by Radio Ink in 2008,
Jerry knows how to do radio right.
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Kidd Kraddick, host of the
nationally syndicated "Kidd Kraddick Morning Show"
Kidd is a passionate personality whose show is in-sync with where radio
is heading
and the winner of a Marconi Award for “Radio Personality of the Year”.
In addition to his show, Kidd’s is also committed to charity and
community through “Kidd’s Kids.”
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Julian Nieh, Host of "Julian On
The Radio" night show on WBBM-FM, Chicago.
Julian is the winner of our "President of Radio" contest.
You can find his submission here on our
site. Julian has worked in markets as diverse as
Charleston and Norfolk to Washington D.C. and Chicago. He's
actively involved in charitable organizations and his show has won
several awards.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO JULIAN NIEH - OUR CITIZEN PRESIDENT!
We've archived all of the submissions for the
"Citizen President" slot:
