Radio Pioneer and Digital Systems Innovator Dave Scott Retires

Radio Pioneer and Digital Systems Innovator Dave Scott Retires NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- dMarc Broadcasting, Inc., the parent company of Scott Studios and Computer Concepts, announced today that Scott Studios founder and president, Dave Scott, a 46-year radio veteran has retired from full-time operation and management duties with the company. Mr. Scott will continue working for the company as a consultant and product architect. With a career that began several decades ago, Dave Scott has been an announcer, chief engineer, program director and part-owner of stations in both small and large markets. He has submitted over 80 technical broadcast improvements that were accepted by the FCC. For 17 years, Mr. Scott was CEO of a radio programming firm, TM Century, and was an announcer on program formats aired on over 400 affiliate stations. Mr. Scott's programming inventions include GoldDisc digital CD oldies libraries, HitDisc weekly CD compilations, SuperCarts music libraries, contests, comedy services, production and jingle packages used by thousands of radio stations. "Dave is the embodiment of the true radio innovator and entrepreneur," said dMarc Broadcasting CEO Chad Steelberg. "His accomplishments in the field are too numerous to count, and are a testament to his visionary thinking and business execution. We understand the legacy Dave leaves behind with Scott Studios being the largest digital system provider in the industry, and we intend to expand on it and take the company to the next level." Dave Scott has grown Scott Studios into the largest and most successful studio automation and digital systems provider in the US with over 4,600 broadcast clients. The Scotts and Maestro automation systems are ubiquitous across the industry, with more in use than the number two and three vendors combined. As a result, we count among our loyal and important customers Citadel, Radio One, Spanish Broadcasting, Journal Broadcasting, Cumulus Broadcasting, Cox Radio, Nassau Broadcasting, and many others. "It has been my absolute pleasure and honor to work first for Dave Scott as an employee of Scott Studios and then with Mr. Scott as a client during my tenure with Citadel Broadcasting Corporation," stated Jeff Schroeder, Corporate Director of Engineering, Citadel Broadcasting. "I wish Dave good luck with any future endeavors that he may pursue and we, as Citadel, look forward to our continued partnership with Scott Studios under dMarc Broadcasting's ownership and management." "Dave is a pioneer in broadcast automation, from the earliest DOS based systems, to the state of the art Scott SS32 system. We at Nassau Broadcasting are pleased to have been a Scott Studios customer for the last 10+ years, and to make Scott Studios the company wide standard in Broadcast Automation for our 50+ radio stations. We look forward to continue growing our Scott Studios relationship with dMarc Broadcasting and wish Dave the best, enjoying the well deserved time-at-the-beach," stated Anthony Gervasi, Jr., SVP, Engineering, Nassau Broadcasting." "Cox Radio Atlanta has been a longtime Maestro user and we are very excited about the new direction the company is taking under dMarc broadcasting," stated Charles Kinney, Director of Engineering, Cox Radio, Atlanta. dMarc Broadcasting is committed to our clients, and looks to expand on the Scotts and Maestro systems with improved customer support, product functionality, and feature support. About dMarc Broadcasting, Inc. dMarc Broadcasting, Inc. is a studio automation and media company providing market-leading digital solutions and media services to the radio broadcast industry. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Scott Studios and Computer Concepts, dMarc is the US radio industry's largest digital air studio systems vendor with over 4,600 broadcast clients reaching over 40% of the stations within the top 50 radio groups. dMarc Broadcasting is privately held corporation, backed by tier-one institutional investors. Visit our website at http://www.dmarcbroadcasting.com/. Source: dMarc Broadcasting, Inc. CONTACT: Ryan Steelberg, President of dMarc Broadcasting, Inc., +1-949-791-1200 ext. 13, rsteelberg@dmarc.net Web site: http://www.dmarcbroadcasting.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment