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Dan Mason Named President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Radio
Industry Veteran and Former President of CBS Radio Returns to Lead the
Division
NEW YORK, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Dan Mason has been named President
and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Radio, it was announced today by Leslie
Moonves, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Corporation (NYSE:
CBS.A and CBS). Mason will oversee CBS Radio's 144 radio stations, as well
as the day-to-day operations of the division. He will report directly to
Moonves.
"Dan brings with him a wealth of diverse experience and a true passion
for the radio business," said Moonves. "He is a well known and respected
leader within the industry and our Company, and his perspectives on how
radio can thrive and grow in our highly competitive media world are very
exciting. Dan has a key understanding of the huge potential of our radio
operations, and we are very pleased indeed to welcome him back to CBS."
"Radio reaches more than 90% of the population of the United States,
and there is no better medium to call our listeners to action and deliver
results for our advertisers," said Mason. "The combination of our premiere
content with new technology applications will enable CBS Radio to move to a
new plateau. Exciting times are ahead for our industry and especially at
CBS."
Mason returns to CBS Radio after serving as an adviser and consultant
to CBS and other domestic and international companies in the radio
broadcasting industry for the past five years. Prior to that, Mason was
President of CBS Radio from 1995 to 2002. As the executive responsible for
operating the group's 184 stations in the largest markets across the United
States, Mason successfully integrated the original CBS, Group W, Infinity
Radio and American Radio Systems stations, among the most venerable radio
broadcasting groups in the country, by merging operations, blending
business styles and increasing profitability.
Mason joined Westinghouse as President of Group W Radio in 1993. He
began his career in radio in 1975 at WZGC-FM in Atlanta. In 1977, he moved
to Washington, DC, where he was that station's Program Director as well as
National Program Director for First Media, the parent company. In 1979, at
the age of 27, he was named Vice President/General manager of KTSA/KTFM in
San Antonio. Mason later returned to First Media where he was named
Executive Vice President. When First Media became Cook Inlet Radio
Partners, he was named that organization's President in 1988.
A native of Louisville, KY, Mason graduated from Eastern Kentucky
University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcasting, and in 2006
was given an honorary Doctorate of Humanities from that institution. He has
two sons and resides in suburban Washington, DC.
At the same time, the Company announced that after more than two years
as Chief Executive Officer of CBS Radio, Joel Hollander has stepped down
from his position. Hollander joined the company in 2003 as President and
Chief Operating Officer.
"We want to thank Joel for all his years of service to our company, and
wish him the best in his future endeavors," said Moonves.
CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) is a mass media company with
constituent parts that reach back to the beginnings of the broadcast
industry, as well as newer businesses that operate on the leading edge of
the media industry. The Company, through its many and varied operations,
combines broad reach with well-positioned local businesses, all of which
provide it with an extensive distribution network by which it serves
audiences and advertisers in all 50 states and key international markets.
It has operations in virtually every field of media and entertainment,
including broadcast television (CBS and The CW -- a joint venture between
CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment), cable television (Showtime
and CSTV Networks), local television (CBS Television Stations), television
production and syndication (CBS Paramount Network Television and CBS
Television Distribution), radio (CBS Radio), advertising on out-of-home
media (CBS Outdoor), publishing (Simon & Schuster), interactive media (CBS
Interactive), music (CBS Records), licensing and merchandising (CBS
Consumer Products), video/ DVD (CBS Home Entertainment) and motion pictures
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