Cumulus CEO Mary Berner To Be Keynoter At CRS

Mary Berner

Mary Berner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cumulus Media, Inc., will be the spotlight of a keynote conversation at Country Radio Seminar (CRS) 2018, Tuesday, February 6 from 3:30 to 4:20, at Omni Nashville.

Emmis Communications’ Charlie Morgan will conduct the interview, titled "Radio Today with Cumulus Media’s CEO Mary Berner." 

“This new broadcast industry leader joins us with her unique insight and winning view for Radio in 2018,” said Bill Mayne, Executive Director, CRB/CRS. “A ‘must attend’ for this year!”

Berner has served as president and Chief Executive Officer of Cumulus Media Inc., the country’s second largest radio company, since October 2015. 

Under Berner’s leadership, Cumulus has already reversed four years of revenue and listenership declines, and three years of profit declines. While advertisers, artists, and investors have taken notice of this momentum, the media has also recognized Berner’s accomplishments during her Cumulus tenure. She has been included on Billboard’s prestigious “Power 100” list, Billboard’s “Women in Music” power list, named one of The Hollywood Reporter’s 100 most powerful women in entertainment (the only radio executive on that list), and was the highest ranking woman on Radio Ink’s “40 Most Powerful People in Radio” issue.

As a first time guest of CRS, Berner will share her strategies for success and insights into the innovative tactics that have led to Cumulus’ recent success and growth.

The $699 final registration rate for Country Radio Seminar 2018 is available at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com.  Single-day passes are also being made available.