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2011 - 40 Most Powerful
The 40 Most Powerful People in Radio - 2011
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1. Bob Pittman
Chairman/Media & Entertainment Platforms
Clear Channel Communications (NEW)
2. John Hogan
President/CEO
Clear Channel Radio (2010 rank: 1)
3. Lew Dickey Jr.
Chairman/CEO
Cumulus Media (3)
4. Dan Mason
President/CEO
CBS Radio (2)
5. David Field
President/CEO
Entercom Communications (5)
6. Jeff Smulyan
Chairman/CEO
Emmis Communications (6)
7. Peter Smyth
Chairman/CEO
Greater Media (11)
8. Gordon Smith
President/CEO
NAB (27)
9. Bruce Reese
President/CEO
Hubbard Radio (12)
(tie) Ginny Morris
Chair
Hubbard Radio (NEW)
10. Doug Franklin
President
Cox Media Group (NEW)
11. Alfred Liggins
President/CEO
Radio One (13)
12. Edward Atsinger
CEO
Salem Communications (14)
13. John Dickey
Co-COO/EVP
Cumulus Media (18)
(tie) Jon Pinch
Co-COO/EVP
Cumulus Media (18)
14. Charles Rahilly
President
Clear Channel Radio National
Advertiser Platforms Group (15)
15. Scott Herman
EVP/Operations
CBS Radio (17)
16. Mark Gray
President
Katz Radio Group (NEW)
17. Steven Price
Chairman/CEO
Townsquare Media (NEW)
18. Edward Christian
Chairman/CEO
Saga Communications (21)
19. Jose Valle
President
Univision Radio (NEW)
20. Raul Alarcon Jr.
Chairman/CEO
Spanish Broadcasting System (20)
21. Susan Karis
EVP/Operations, Western Region
Clear Channel Radio (16)
(tie) Tom Schurr
EVP/Operations, Eastern Region
Clear Channel Radio (16)
22. George Beasley
Chairman/CEO
Beasley Broadcast Group (22)
23. Julie Talbott
President/Content & Affiliate Relations
Premiere Radio Networks (NEW)
24. Neal Schore
President/CEO
Triton Media Group (23)
(tie) Mike Agovino
COO
Triton Media Group (23)
25. Jeff Liberman
President/Radio Division
Entravision Communications (32)
26. Charles Warfield
President/COO
ICBC Broadcast Holdings (25)
27. Weezie Kramer
Regional President
Entercom Communications (NEW)
(tie) Deborah Kane
Regional President
Entercom Communications (NEW)
28. David Landau
Co-President/CEO
Dial Global (30)
(tie) Ken Williams
Co-President/CEO
Dial Global (30)
(tie) Spencer Brown
CEO
Triton Media Networks (NEW)
29. Mark Masters
CEO
Talk Radio Networks (31)
30. Jeff Haley
President/CEO
RAB (28)
31. John David
EVP/Radio
NAB (29)
32. Don Benson
President/CEO
Lincoln Financial Media (26)
33. Jeff Wilks
President/CEO
Wilks Broadcast Group (NEW)
34. William Kerr
President/CEO
Arbitron (34)
35. Rod Sherwood
President
Westwood One (35)
36. Nick Verbitsky
Chairman/CEO
United Stations Radio Networks (NEW)
37. Traug Keller
SVP/Production, Business Divisions
ESPN (NEW)
38. Steve Smith
Chairman/CEO
Journal Communications (NEW)
39. Lenard Liberman
President/CEO
LBI Media (NEW)
40. Steve Newberry
President/CEO
Commonwealth Broadcasting (39)
(tie) Caroline Beasley
EVP/CFO
Beasley Broadcast Group
Chair, NAB Radio Board (NEW)
