Radio Ink Releases '40 Most Powerful People In Radio' For 2005

Radio Ink Releases '40 Most Powerful People In Radio' For 2005

Clear Channel Chairman Mark Mays and Radio Division CEO John Hogan Top the List at #1 and #2, Respectively

Clear Channel Co-Founder/Chairman L. Lowry Mays Receives Radio Ink's Lifetime Leadership Award

PALM BEACH, Fla., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Clear Channel Communications CEO Mark Mays tops this year's list of the 40 Most Powerful People in Radio, as identified in the current issue of Radio Ink magazine. Clear Channel Radio CEO John Hogan moves up to the number 2 position on the list, while Infinity Broadcasting CEO Joel Hollander rounds out the top 3.

Identifying the 40 Most Powerful People in Radio is a lengthy 12-month process that begins as soon as the last "40 Most Powerful" issue rolls off the presses, commented Radio Ink Editor-in-Chief Reed Bunzel. "Essentially, we maintain a 'rolling file' of all those men and women who might deserve a spot on the list," he said. "Over the course of the year, these files grow both in number and size as we collect corporate financial statements and dissect the revenue and earnings numbers. We also make hundreds of phone calls and exchange thousands of emails as we contact top corporate CEOs, group executives, investment analysts, brokers, broadcasters, and managers at virtually every level of the industry. Finally, once we've reached as close to a unanimous position as we can hope to achieve, we take one final look to make sure we haven't made a glaring omission or mistake. The result is the list you see printed here."

"This issue of Radio Ink always spurs considerable debate and often just a little disappointment," observed Radio Ink Chairman/Publisher B. Eric Rhoads. "We believe again, this year, we have identified those 40 individuals who truly are the pillars of power in the radio industry."

According to Rhoads, this is the 10th year that Radio Ink has been identifying the most powerful men and women in the radio industry. "Indicative of the rapid changes that have occurred within the industry since 1996, only nine of the '40 Most Powerful People in Radio' just ten years ago are still on the list," he said. "Only seven of those have been on the list all ten years. Interestingly, while just three people have held the #1 spot during the first nine years of this list's existence, none of them is on the list today."

The 40 Most Powerful People in Radio, as identified by Radio Ink, are:

1. Mark Mays, CEO, Clear Channel 2. John Hogan, CEO, Clear Channel Radio 3. Joel Hollander, CEO, Infinity Broadcasting 4. Randall Mays, EVP/CFO, Clear Channel Communications 5. David Field, President/CEO, Entercom 6. Lew Dickey, Chairman/CEO, Cumulus Media 7. Jeff Smulyan, Chairman, Emmis Communications 8. Farid Suleman, Chairman/CEO, Citadel Broadcasting 9. Bob Neil, Cox Radio 10. Alfred Liggins, CEO/President, Radio One 11. John Hare, President, ABC Radio 12. Bruce Reese, President/CEO, Bonneville International 13. Peter Smyth, Greater Media 14. Judy Ellis, COO, Citadel Broadcasting 15. Ed Atsinger, Salem Communications 16. Stu Olds, CEO, Katz Media Group 17. Eddie Fritts, President/CEO, National Association of Broadcasters 18. Gary Fries, President/CEO, Radio Advertising Bureau 19. Kraig Kitchin, Premiere Radio Networks 20. Jon Pinch, Cumulus Media 21. Catherine Hughes, Founder/Chairperson, Radio One 22. John David, EVP/Radio, NAB 23. Shane Coppola, President/CEO, Westwood One 24. Nancy Vaeth DuBroff, President, Susquehanna Radio 25. Ralph Guild, Chairman, Interep 26. James Robinson, President, ABC Radio Networks 27. Steve Morris, President/CEO, Arbitron 28. Marc Morgan, EVP/COO, Cox Radio 29. Ed Christian, Saga Communications 30. Rick Cummings, President, Emmis Radio 31. George Beasley, Chairman/CEO, Beasley Broadcast Group 32. Raul Alarcon, Chairman/CEO, Spanish Broadcasting System 33. Terry Jacobs, Chairman/CEO, Regent Communications 34. Don Benson, President/Radio Division, Jefferson-Pilot Communications 35. George Pine, President, Interep 36. Skip Weller, President, NextMedia Radio 37. Charles Warfield, COO, ICBC 38. Mary Quass, New Radio Group LLC 39. Rick Buckley, Chairman, Buckley Radio 40. Ginny Morris, President, Hubbard Radio

Also in this issue of Radio Ink, Clear Channel Co-Founder/Chairman L. Lowry Mays received Radio Ink's "Lifetime Leadership" award for his dedication, commitment, and stewardship to the radio industry.

Source: Radio Ink

CONTACT: Reed Bunzel, Editor-in-Chief, +1-401-826-3172, or reed@radioink.com, or B. Eric Rhoads, Chairman/Publisher, +1-561-655-8778, or eric@radioink.com, both of Radio Ink

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