The Radio Show, the largest annual event for the radio
industry, announced today 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 11 at 9:15 a.m.
The Radio Show, produced by the Radio Advertising
Bureau (RAB) and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), will be held
September 10-12 in Indianapolis.
Mason and Pittman, who both got their start in Radio as disc
jockeys, now oversee two of the top radio and media companies. The session,
moderated by NAB Executive Vice President of Radio John David, will explore how
their early careers influence current leadership and programming decisions. The
interactive discussion will include both traditional Radio and new platforms.
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| Bob Pittman |
Bob Pittman is Chairman and CEO of Clear Channel, a leading
global media, digital and entertainment company. Clear Channel includes Clear
Channel Media & Entertainment, which owns 850 radio stations across
America, and the iHeartRadio digital radio platform – the No. 1 all-in-one
digital audio service. He began his career as a radio announcer in his native
Mississippi before going on to successfully program a number of stations, including
WNBC in New York. He also led the team which founded 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 received an International Radio and Television Society Gold
Medal and AdWeek's first Media Visionary award. He was recognized in Life
magazine'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 at the top of Radio Ink's "Most
Powerful People in Radio" list.
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| Dan Mason |
Dan Mason, who started on the radio in his native Kentucky,
oversees CBS Radio's 126 stations in 27 markets and has diversified the
division's portfolio through a combination of over-the-air and digital
initiatives. An experienced radio programmer, Mason has initiated an aggressive
growth strategy at CBS Radio, including the launch of new formats at more than
two dozen stations across the country; the purchase of FM stations in New York
and Washington, D.C.; the creation of CBS Sports Radio, a 24-hour,
seven-day-a-week lineup of national programming from premier entities CBS RADIO
and CBS Sports. Restoring WCBS-FM to its classic hits format solidified its
position as an undisputable ratings leader that consistently ranks among the
most popular stations with listeners of all ages in New York.
Under Mason's leadership, CBS Radio has taken a variety of
steps to increase its digital presence, including building an online audio
streaming platform, creating mobile applications that allow listeners to
interact with CBS Radio on the go, and expanding its use of online video to
complement the division's over-the-air programming.
During his first tenure as CBS Radio President from
1995-2002, Mason successfully integrated the original CBS, Group W, Infinity
Radio and American Radio Systems stations, among the top U.S. radio
broadcasting groups, by merging operations, blending business styles and
increasing profitability.
Mason was named Radio Ink "Executive of the Year"
in 2010 and received NAB's National Radio Award in 2012. He regularly appears
on Radio Ink's "Most Powerful People in Radio" list and Billboard's
Power 100. Mason serves as a member of the Board of the Academy of Country
Music, as well as on the Board of Directors for The Broadcasters Foundation of
America, which recently honored him with a Ward L. Quaal Leadership Award. In October
2010, Mason was graced with the Ralph Gabbard Distinguished Kentuckian Award in
recognition of his achievements in broadcasting.
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