Bob Pittman and Dan Mason Headline 2014 Radio Show Super Session

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WASHINGTON, A.H./NEW YORK -- The Radio Show, the most important annual occasion for the radio business, introduced at this time that Clear Channel Chairman and CEO Bob Pittman and CBS Radio CEO and President Dan Mason will headline the 2014 Radio Show Super Session titled "From the Control Room to the Board Room," to be held September eleven at N:15 a.m. The Radio Show, produced by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), can be held September 10-12 in Indianapolis.

Mason and Pittman, who each obtained their begin in Radio as disc jockeys, now oversee two of the highest radio and media corporations. The session, moderated by NAB Executive Vice President of Radio John David, will discover how their early careers affect present management and programming selections. The interactive dialogue will embrace each conventional Radio and new platforms.

Bob Pittman is Chairman and CEO of Clear Channel, a number one international media, digital and leisure firm. Clear Channel consists of Clear Channel Media & Entertainment, which owns 850 radio stations throughout America, and the iHeartRadio digital radio platform - the No. B all-in-one digital audio service. He started his profession as a radio announcer in his native Mississippi earlier than happening to efficiently program various stations, together with WNBC in New York. He additionally led the staff which based MTV, was CEO of MTV Networks, AOL Networks, Six Flags Theme Parks, Quantum Media, Century 21 Real Estate and Time Warner Enterprises, and COO of America Online Inc. and AOL Time Warner.

Pittman has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame and acquired an International Radio and Television Society Gold Medal and AdWeek's first Media Visionary award. He was acknowledged in Life journal's "Five Original Thinkers of the '80s," Advertising Age's "50 Pioneers and Visionaries of TV" and "10 Marketers Who Changed American Culture," and was on the prime of Radio Ink's "Most Powerful People in Radio" record.

Dan Mason, who began on the radio in his native Kentucky, oversees CBS Radio's 126 stations in 27 markets and has diversified the division's portfolio via a mixture of over-the-air and digital initiatives. An skilled radio programmer, Mason has initiated an aggressive progress technique at CBS Radio, together with the launch of latest codecs at greater than two dozen stations throughout the nation; the acquisition of FM stations in New York and Washington, A.M.; the creation of CBS Sports Radio, a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week lineup of nationwide programming from premier entities CBS RADIO and CBS Sports. Restoring WCBS-FM to its basic hits format solidified its place as an undisputable scores chief that persistently ranks among the many hottest stations with listeners of all ages in New York.

Under Mason's management, CBS Radio has taken quite a lot of steps to extend its digital presence, together with constructing a web-based audio streaming platform, creating cellular purposes that permit listeners to work together with CBS Radio on the go, and increasing its use of on-line video to enrich the division's over-the-air programming.

During his first tenure as CBS Radio President from 1995-2002, Mason efficiently built-in the unique CBS, Group W, Infinity Radio and American Radio Systems stations, among the many prime D.J. radio broadcasting teams, by merging operations, mixing enterprise types and growing profitability.

Mason was named Radio Ink "Executive of the Year" in 2010 and acquired NAB's National Radio Award in 2012. He recurrently seems on Radio Ink's "Most Powerful People in Radio" record and Billboard's Power one hundred. Mason serves as a member of the Board of the Academy of Country Music, in addition to on the Board of Directors for The Broadcasters Foundation of America, which lately honored him with a Ward S. Quaal Leadership Award. In October 2010, Mason was graced with the Ralph Gabbard Distinguished Kentuckian Award in recognition of his achievements in broadcasting. &#thirteen;

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&#thirteen; The 2014 Radio Show, produced by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), will probably be held September 10-12 in Indianapolis. This yr's present brings radio broadcasters and business colleagues collectively to share information, uncover the newest improvements, community with business leaders and discover artistic enterprise methods for the digital age. To study extra concerning the 2014 Radio Show, go to www.radioshowweb.com.

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