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A: Kathleen Q. Abernathy - former Republican US FCC Commissioner (May 2001 to Dec 2005); Lee Abrams - Tribune Co Chief Innovation Officer (From Apr 1, 2008) and former Senior Vice President and Chief Creative Officer and Chief Programming Officer, XM Satellite Radio; Jenny Abramsky - BBC Director of Radio and Music (To step down Sep 2008); Doug Ackhurst - General manager, The FAN, Toronto; Richard Ackland - former ABC TV Media Watch host; David Acosta - chairman, Pacifica Foundation,US; Douglas Adams- writer and broadcaster (deceased); Phillip Adams- host Late Night Live on Australian National Radio; Jonathan S. Adelstein - Democrat US Federal Communications Commissioner ( - sworn in Dec 2002); Vinod Advani - Indian "Radio Jockey"; Frank Ahrens -Washington Post media writer; Jill Ainscough - COO UK media regulator Ofcom; - appointed July 2007; Raúl Alarcón Jr. - Chairman & CEO, Spanish Broadcasting System (US); Charles Allen - Acting chairman GCap Media (May 2008 when stood down temproarily as chairman, Global Radio (UK) until OFT clears its takeover of GCAP) - and former chief executive of ITV; Grae Allan - managing director, Score Digital, UK subsidiary of Scottish Radio Holdings; Paul Allen - former Executive director of the Country Radio Broadcasters(US)- left August 2002; Jeff Allis - Group Program Director, Austereo; Alfredo Alonso - SVP Programming, Clear Channel Radio, and former CEO/president of Mega Communications(US); Richard Alston - Australian Communications Minister; Steven Alward -network manager, ABC, Australia, network radio; Carl Amari - president of Radio Spirits, US distributor of old-time radio shows; Kurt Andersen - host of arts show "Studio 360" on US Public Radio; Michael Anderson - CEO (Aug 2003) and former chief operating officer (from May 2003), Austereo; Amanda Armstrong - Editor, ABC, Australia, network radio; Edwin Howard Armstrong - US radio pioneer responsible for practicable receivers and invention of FM: Dirk Anthony - UK GWR group programme director; John Aravosis - founder StopDrLaura web site; Max Armstrong - farm reporter for WNG-AM, Chicago; Stephen Armstrong - UK Sunday Times columnist; Janet Anderson - UK Broadcasting Minister ; Marjorie Anderson - former BBC presenter (deceased); Lyn Andrews - former President ABC Radio, US; Sue Arnold - UK Observer radio columnist; André Arthur - Independent Canadian MP (elected as January 2006) and former Quebec morning host; Andy Ashton - programme controller, Xfm, London; Izzy Asper - former executive chairman CanWest Global Communications Corporation (died October 2003); Leonard Asper - President and CEO, CanWest Global Communications; Emanuel S. Athanas - former Voice of America broadcaster under nameManos Rhodios ( deceased); Edward G. Atsinger III - CEO, Salem Communications, US (From July 1. Formerly President and CEO); John Aumonier - head UK Radio First; |
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B: Andrei Babitsky - (Russian) reporter for Radio Liberty; David Bacon - General manager, 2UE, Sydney, Australia; Richard Bacon -Capital Radio drivetime host (took over May 2005) & former BBC TV presenter; Mitch Bainwol - chairman and chief executive, Recording Industries Association of America (RIAA); Danny Baker - British broadcaster and BBC London breakfast host , returned in afternoon slot October 2005; George Balcan - veteran Montreal radio host (died May 2004); Cathy Baldazzi -former morning co-host (with husband Fred Latremouille), CKKS, Vancouver; Russell Balding - former Managing Director, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Appointed May 2002-Resigned Jan 2006); Zoë Ball -XFM host and former BBC Radio 1 Breakfast DJ (joined XFM August 2002); James Ballis- chief of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) notifications branch; Matthew Bannister- BBC Radio Five Live presenter and former BBC Director of radio; Conrad Voss Bark - veteran BBC parliamentary correspondent(deceased); Peter Barnard - UK Times radio columnist; Steve Barnett - Professor of Communications at the University of Westminster and UK Observer columnist: Thomas Barrett -Wisconsin Democratic Rep ; Oliver Barry - co-founder and former chief executive of Century Radio, Ireland (went bust); Simon Bates - UK broadcaster; Emma B (Emma Battersby née Boughton) - UK Heart FM DJ; Trevor Baylis- Inventor of wind-up clockwork radio; Gene "Bean" Baxter- Bean of Los Angeles KROQ-FM (Kevin and Bean) morning show; George G. Beasley - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Beasley Broadcast Group, US; Ken Beatrice - Washington DC sports host (retiring); Perrin Beatty -former President CBC,Canada; Sally De La Bedoyere - Managing director, UK radio ratings organization RAJAR; Art Bell - former US Coast-to-Coast AM host -retired twice as weekday host and returned; finally retired at end of 2002, returned for weekends, Sept 2003; standing down again Jul 2007); Tony Bell - managing director, Southern Cross Broadcasting Australia; Mark Belling -- Milwaukee talk-host (suspended Nov 2004 over use of term "wetback"); Roger Bennett - veteran BBC Radio Bristol broadcaster (died July 2005); Vanora Bennett - UK Times radio columnist;Paul Berlin - long time Houston host (Out- station format changed); Rep Howard Berman (California Democrat who has called for anti-trust investigation of Clear Channel); Ralph Bernard - Former Chief executive (Stepped down Dec 2007) and former executive chairman of G-Cap Media - former executive chairman and former chief executive UK radio group GWR; Chris Berry - vice president of ABC News Radio, US; Madame Françoise Bertrand - former chairperson, Canadian Radio-television and Telecomunications Commission; Mary Berry - outgoing chairman Pacifica Foundation (U.S.); Scyld Berry- UK Sunday Telegraph ; Francoise Bertrand - chairwoman of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission; Eric Bessemer - former Brisbane radio host (deceased); Thomas Beusse - President and CEO, Westwood One (Appointed Jan 2008); Chris Bickerton - former presenter BBC "Focus on Africa" programme (died May 2002); Tom Birdsey - Massachusetts, DJ (now part of Storm and Birdsey duo-on WWRX-FM, Providence); John (now Lord) Birt - former Director-General British Broadcasting Corporation; John Bitove Jr. -- Canadian entrepreneur, Executive Chairman of Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc- formerly chairman and CEO Canadian Satellite Radio- operator of XM Canada (awarded Canadian satellite radio licence); Arthur Black- long time Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio host (took early retirement June 2002); Tony Blackburn - veteran British DJ who launched BBC Radio 1; Sir Christopher Bland -former BBC chairman: Tony Blair - British Prime Minister and website broadcaster; Sir Christopher Bland -outgoing - Oct 2001 - chairman, BBC Boards of Governors; Joaquin F. Blaya - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of US Spanish language network, Radio Unica; Melissa Block - co-host for US National Public Radio show "All Things Considered" (Appointed Sept 2002): Joanna Blythman - UK Guardian writer; Helen Boaden - Director of BBC News (from September 2004) and former controller BBC Radio 4; Eric Boehlert - Salon.com writer; Terry Boers -morning host,WSCR-AM, Chicago; Jim Bohannon - syndicated US talk host; Joe Bohannon - Jobi of Chicago morning duo Eddie and Jobi; Paul Bolt - Director-designate UK Broadcasting Standards Commission(takes office July 2001): Randall Bongarten -President, Emmis International ; Jodee Borgo-PA to John Laws(Sydney 2UE); Pierre Bouvard - president, Sales and Marketing, Arbitron; Gillian Bowler - former member Independent Radio and Television Commission, Ireland; Edith Bowman - BBC Radio 1 host; Phil Boyce- program director WABC-AM ,New York; Geoff Boycott - UK Cricket commentator; Forrest Boyd - former White House correspondent for Mutual Broadcasting Network (died Jan 2002); James Boyle- - former controller BBC Radio 4; Philip Brady - Melbourne 3AW announcer; Jonathon Brandmeier - Chicago host; Erik Braverman Operations Director, KABC-AM, Los Angeles; John Brennan - former station manager Sydney 2UE; Ed Breslin - Head of National Music, Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Gordon J. Bridge - Chairman and CEO of SurferNETWORK.com.; John Brier - president,COO, and founder of BroadcastAmerica.com; Walter "Salty" Brine -veteran Rhode Island host (died Nov 2004); Adam Broadbent - former chairman, Emap - stepped down July 2006; Darryl Brohman - Australian rugby league commentator; Peter Bromley - BBC radio horse racing commentator (retired June 2001 after more than 40 years commentating: died June 2003); Bruno Brookes - former BBC disc jockey and founder of store radio group Immedia Broadcasting. Was also major shareholder in Storm Radio (UK digital station- folded in March 2002); Colleen B. Brown - President and CEO, Fisher Communications (From Oct, 2005); Jeremy Brown - veteran Toronto radio broadcaster (died Oct 2004); Les Brown - former WMMJ-FM, Washington, morning host; Maggie Brown - UK Guardian writer; Paul Brown - Chief Executive of the UK Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA), acting chief execudive UK Digital Radio Development Bureau (Jan 2008)- also chair of the Radio Centre; Yasmin Alibhai-Brown - newspaper columnist and former BBC Radio 4 presenter; Sen Sam Brownback --Kansas Republican Senator involved in drafting of broadcast indecency proposals; Colin Browne- BBC corporate affairs director; Harry Browne - writer on radio for the Irish Times; Vincent Browne -Irish journalist and radio presenter; Jan van Bruchen - founder CJVB, Vancouver (deceased); David Brudnoy - Boston, US, radio host (died Dec 2004); Jason Bryant - U.K. TalkSport managing director in charge of new development; Graham Bryce - SVP, SBS Radio Group (June 2006), and former managing director, UK GCap-owned Xfm- left Oct 2005; Bob Brynteson - former WLIT, Chicago, morning DJ; Bubba the Love Sponge -(formerly Todd Clem) - Sirius Stern channel host from Jan 2006, to be Cox host from Jan 2008 & former Clear Channel host -(fired by Clear Channel 2004 following indecency fine); Dean Buchanan- DMG group program director, Australia; Jack Buck - former voice of the St Louis Cardinals (died June 2002); Mara Bun - Australian Consumers' Association Spokesman; Stan Bunger - morning co-host successor to Al Hart at KCBS, San Francisco; André Bureau - chairman, Astral Media, Canada; Declan Burke -Columnist on Irish Radio for UK Sunday Times; Ray Burke - former Fianna Fáil (Ireland) minister responsible for communications-found by Flood Tribunal to have taken corrupt payments; Julian Burnside QC - Australian Cash for comments enquiry counsel; William Burrill - Toronto Star radio critic; George Buschmann f ormer -chief executive, Macquarie Network, owner of 2GB, Sydney; Amador S. Bustos - President and CEO Bustos Media and former President and CEO of Z-Spanish Media, and President Radio Division of Entravision (US); Byron Butler - BBC radio football (soccer) correspondent 1968-1991 (deceased); Wes Butters - former BBC Radio 1 "Chart Show" host (Contract not renewed February 2005 - Now offering podcast- April 2005)- moving to Galaxy FM, Manchester (Oct 2005); Mark Byford - BBC Deputy Director General & Head of BBC Journalism (briefly Acting D.G. following resignation of Greg Dyke in January 2004 until June 2004) - also former Director, BBC World Service and Global News; Leon Byner - Adelaide 5AA morning host ( Suspended January 2004 for 8-weeks following cash-for-comment allegations); Gay Byrne -Irish Broadcaster; |
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| C: Bob Callahan - President, ABC Broadcast Group, US; Gerry Callahan - morning co-host, WEEI-AM, Boston; Bill Cameron-former WMAQ,Chicago, Political Editor; Fiona Cameron-corporate director, Australian Radio Network; John Cameron - deputy director of news and current affairs, Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Martin Campbell - former UK Radio Authority Director of Programming and Advertising; Nicky Campbell - BBC Radio 5 breakfast show co-host; Chris Campling -- UK Times radio columnist; Bill Caralis -Australian media magnate; 'Bishop' Renato Cardoso - new chief executive, Radio Liberty, UK; Bill Carlson - former Los Angeles classic radio announcer (deceased); Mike Carlton - Sydney 2UE breakfast co-host (with Sandy Aloisi & previously with Peter FitzSimons-who left at end of 2007), formerly drive time host; Adam Carolla - US radio host (Replaced Howard Stern on West Coast CBS stations Jan 2006); Steve Carney - Los Angeles Times reporter on media; Humphrey Carpenter - British author and broadcaster (deceased); Patrick Carrick - acting programme manager, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Classic FM channel; Anna Carrocher - head of broadcasting at BBC Northern Ireland; Nik Carter - Boston WBCN-FM (US) DJ; Stephen Carter - departing chief executive British media regulator, Ofcom (took up post March 1,2003- to stand down Oct 2006); Justin Case - programme director, WUSN-FM, Chicago; Ron Casey - 2GB, Australia, announcer (fired); John Cassaday - President and CEO, Corus Entertainment, Canada; Pat Cassidy- former Chicago WMAQ-AM morning host - moved to WBBM-AM, 2000: Jimmy de Castro- former AMFM Inc CEO and radio group President and later President of America Online Interactive Services (left post Nov 2002); Alun Cathcart - Executive chairman, Emap (From May 2007 after Chief Executive left - formerly non-executive chairman and deputy chairman); Angela Catterns - DMG Vega breakfast host - to leave Nov 2007 - formerly ABC 702, Sydney, breakfast host; Peter Cavanagh - Chief Executive, Radio New Zealand; Peter Cawdron - Chairman, GCap Media- formerly chairman Capital Radio- to become deputy chiarman GCap in November, 2007; Candelario Cayona - Filipino radio commentator (murdered May 2001); Lynn Chadwick -executive director Pacifica Foundation(departing) ; Helen Chamberlain -presenter of BBC radio sports quiz show, Hel's Bells 'n' Buzzers; Jane Chalmers -vice-President, CBC Radio (took office, November 2002); Paul Chantler -Group Programme Director , UK Wireless Group; Barry Chapman - co-founder Iamnetwork/Bigfatradio.com , Australia; Chris Chapman - Chairman, Australian Communications and Media Authority -took up post in February, 2006; Nigel Chapman - Director of BBC World Service (from July 2004 - formerly Deputy Director); Ron Chapman - long-time Dallas-Fort Worth radio host (retired June 2005); Owen Charlebois -President Operations, Technology, Research and Development (Dec 2005) - formerly President, U.S. Media Services, Arbitron Inc. ; Roz Cheney - former Arts Editor, Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio (made redundant, June 2001); Ed Christian - President and CEO, Saga Communications, US; Rob Christie- new morning co-host for CKKS,Vancouver; Jane Christo- former general manager WBUR-FM, Boston( left October 2004); Casper Citron - former New York radio host(deceased); Susan Clampitt --former executive Director Washington DC public station, WAMU-FM (Ousted Oct 2003); Philip Clark - breakfast host, 2GB, Sydney; Nick Clarke - late presenter BBC Radio 4, "World at One" programme (Died of cancer Nov 2006); Richard Clark - Editor of BBC Radio 4 programmes, The World at One, PM, The World this Weekend and Broadcasting House; Angela Clarke - Chief Executive Macquarie Radio Network, Australia; Joseph P Clayton - Chairman and former CEO, Sirius (Satellite Radio) (US); Lynn Claudy - US National Association of Broadcasters Senior Vice President, Science & Technology; Andrew Clements- UK Guardian writer; Max Clifford -UK Publicicist; Barbara Cochran - President Radio and Television News Directors' Association (US); Steve Cochran - WGN,Chicago, midday host- to move to afternoons spring 2007; Renan Almendarez Coello -Los Angeles LKAX-FM morning host (former KCSA-FM drivetime and morning host); Evan Cohen - former chairman, Air America Radio (resigned May, 2004); Simon Cole - chief executive, UBC Media, UK and chairman UK Digital Radio Development Bureau; Jonathan (Jono) Coleman - BBC London breakfast-host (leaving station November 2006) and former breakfast co-host on Heart FM, London (left Easter, 2005) ; Ron Coles - Director of Radio, Saga,, UK; Mark Collier -head of National Talk Radio ABC, Australia (Stepped down December 2005; Bob Collins - former WGN,Chicago, Morning Host (died in plane crash, February 2000): Bob Collins- director general, Irish state broadcaster RTÉ (Stepped down Oct 2003); David Colville - vice-chairman and acting chairperson, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC); John Conde - former chairman and chief executive 2UE, Sydney (left after Southern Cross takeover 2001); Roe Conn - Chicago WLS-AM afternoon host (Hosting show solo from January 2004 after contract talks with co-host Garry Meier stalled); James Connolly SC - counsel at Flood Tribunal for James Stafford, co-founder of Century Communications, Ireland ; Seán Connolly - former secretary of the Independent Radio and Television Commission, Ireland; Alistair Cooke- Journalist and BBC broadcaster(died March 2004); Robert T. Coonrod - President and CEO, Corporation for Public Broadcasting(CPB), US; Derek Cooper - presenter BBC Radio 4's "The F ood Programme"; Marc Cooper -KPFK-FM Los Angeles broadcaster; Mike Cooper - Toronto breakfast host - leaving EZ-Rock "Mike and Christine (Cardoso) Show" for CHFI; Chet Coppock -WMAQ sports host (moving on); Shane Coppola -former President and CEO, Westwood One, US (stepped down Dec 2005); Michael J. Copps - Democrat US Federal Communications Commissioner - (Sworn in May 2001); Prof. Farrel Corcoran - former chairman, RTÉ, Ireland; Jeremy Cordeaux--Adelaide, Australia, broadcaster-stepped down Oct 2004; Chris Core - afternoon host, WMAL-AM, Washington, DC; John Corker -Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) General Counsel; Paul Corley - Chief Executive UK Border TV; Michael Costa - managing director, 2KY, Sydney: Dan Coughlin - interim executive director(Feb 2002) , Pacifica Radio (US); Bill Coull - longtime Alberta CKUA Jazz DJ (retired Dec 2003); Sara Cox - BBC Radio 1 host - moved from breakfast show to drive time January 2004 and to weekend Feb 2005; William Craig-founder iCraveTV.com; James Cridland - BBC Head of Future Media and Technology, Audio & Music (from May 2007) Virgin Radio Digital Media Director; Frankie Crocker - veteran New York broadcaster (deceased) ; Katy Cronin -Walkley Award (Australia) winner; Hugh Crosskill - former head of the BBC World Service Caribbean output (shot dead, June 2002); Laurence Crowley - former chaiman, Century Radio, Ireland; Don Cruickshank - former chairman SMG (former Scottish Media Group)- stepped down June 2004; Jon Culshaw - British mimic and radio prankster; Anthony Cumia - Anthony of US Opie and Anthony show - cancelled August 2002 by Infinity: On XM from October 2004 and subsequently on CBS; Rick Cummings - president, Emmis radio; Maggie Cunningham - head of BBC Radio Scotland; Lord David Currie - chairman British media regulator, Ofcom(to step down after Easter 2009); Francis Currie - programme director-designate, Heart FM, London(takes up post July 2001); Craig Curtis - vice president for programming at Minnesota Public Radio; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D: Steve Dahl - Chicago WCKG-FM afternoon host; John Dahlsen- chairman, Southern Cross Broadcasting, Australia; Charles Dalfen - - chairman,Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) - took over Jan 1, 2002- to step down Dec 31, 2006; Carson Daly - MTV host, now hosting radio show as well; Mark Damazer - Controller BBC Radio 4 and BBC7 and former head of political programmes for BBC news; Tim Davie - Director-designate of BBC Audio & Music (To take up post Sept 2008); Anne Davies- Sydney Morning Herald journalist; Gavyn Davies - formsimsoner BBC chairman (took office October 2001; resigned January 2004); Paul Davies - former Group Operations Director, Capital Radio, UK; Alan Davis - programme director, Team 1200, Ottawa; Erin Davis - CHFI-FM, Toronto, breakfast co-host (Replaced June 2003), then with E-Z Rock, rejoined CHFI Sept 2005; Greg Davis - President, Davis Broadcasting(now owned by Radio 1 Inc); Nate Davis-- President and CEO, XM Satellite Radio; Don Daynard -former Toronto CHFI Broadcaster; Owen Delaney- Sydney 2UE breakfast host; Patrice Demers- owner/president Genex Communications Inc, Canada; Daryl Denham - former drivetime host and former breakfast host for Virgin, UK- to join Real Radio Yorkshire Mar 2007; Mark Denis - veteran traffic reporter and "image voice" for KFI-AM, Los Angeles (deceased); John Dennis - morning co-host, WEEI-AM, Boston: Victoria Derbyshire - BBC Radio 5 breakfast show co-host; Katie Derham - UK Classic FM presenter and TV newsreader and former London LBC Sunday host; Dermot Desmond - Irish financier, involved in Century radio; Victor Diaz - owner, XLNC1, Tijuana, Mexico; Ian Dickens - chief executive, UK Digital Radio Development Bureau- to step down in autumn 2007; John W. Dickey -Executive Vice President and co-COO (April 2007) of Cumulus Media, US; Lewis W. Dickey Jr. - chairman, president, and Chief Executive Officer, Cumulus Media, US; Hugh Dillon - Sydney Magistrate; Thomas A Dine - president Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL); Jeff Dinetz - President and COO, NextMedia radio(Appointed July 2006); Steven Dinetz - President and CEO, NextMedia (US); John Dingell -Michigan Democrat Rep.; Tim Disa -Chicago radio veteran and founder of CopyWap.com; Mike Disney - vice president and general manager, WCKG, Chicago; Lou Dobbs - former CNN anchor due to start daily radio financial reports in July; Lisa Dollinger - Chief Communications Officer, Clear Channel; Paul Donovan- U.K. Sunday Times radio columnist; Joanne Doody - Program director, WXRV-FM, Boston; Sen. Byron Dorgan - North Dakota Democrat, opposed to media consolidation; Mark Dorney - Chief executive Macquarie Media Group, Australia; Randy Dotinga - US writer on radio and radio columnist, North County Times (California); Lesley Douglas - Controller BBC Popular Music, Radio 2 & 6-Music (Took over January 2004); Susan J. Douglas - professor of communications studies at the University of Maryland; Alex Dreier - former US radio and T.V. reporter and host (deceased); Anita Drobny - co-founder with former husband Sheldon of and former chairwoman, Air America Radio then of Piquant LLC, which took it over; Matt Drudge - Internet gossip and ABC radio show host (departing): Lord (Alf) Dubs -former chairman UK Broadcasting Standards Commission (now part of Ofcom rgulator); Chuck DuCoty- New Radio Group COO and former vice-president and general manager, Emmis' WKQX-FM, Chicago; Bruce DuMont - founder and curator of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago and US Radio Hall of Fame President; Andy Duncan - UK Channel 4 chief executive; James Duncan - president of Duncan's American Radio; Kate Dundas -Head of Music Networks & Head of National Networks-designate , Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Myles Dungan -RTÉ (Ireland) broadcaster; John Dunn - veteran BBC host (died Nov 2004); Stephen Dunifer - Pirate radio pioneer in San Francisco area; Eamon Dunphy - Newstalk 106 breakfast host and former Today FM (Ireland), host - to move to RTÉ Radio 1 in autumn 2006; Beau Duran - former morning personality on WUPD-FM, Phoenix, Arizona (fired Oct 2002 after prank call asking for date from widow of St Louis Cardinal's pitcher); Lucy Duran - presenter BBC Radio 3 "World Routes" programme; Jeffrey Dvorkin - US National Public Radio ombudsman; Geoff Dyer - UK author and broadcaster; Dave Van Dyke - President, Bridge Ratings (US); Greg Dyke - former Director-General British Broadcasting Corporation (resigned January 2004); Marv Dyson - former Vice President and General Manager of WGCI-FM/AM, and General Manager of WVAZ-FM, Chicago (job eliminated November 2003); | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E: Lord John Eatwell -former chairman UK Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA)- stepped down March 2004; John Ebdon - former BBC broadcaster (died March 2005); Bob Edmiston - British multi-millionaire funder/funder of Christian Voice; Noel Edmonds - veteran British DJ; Bob Edwards - XM Satellite Radio host and former US National Public Radio senior correspondent and former host of 'Morning Edition' (last show April 2004); Mike Elder programme director WLKO-AM, Boston and former -operations chief, WLS-AM,Chicago; Judy Ellis - Chief Operating Officer of Citadel Communications and former Senior Vice President/Market Manager of Emmis-New York until Feb 2003; George Elrick - former BBC presenter (deceased); David Elstein - chairman, UK Commercial Radio Companies Association(CRCA); Donald Emslie -former Executive director (stepped down Apr 2007) and former (Jul 2006 to Feb 2007) Acting Chief Executive SMG; Maurice Ennals -launch manager of BBC first local radio station, Radio Leicester (died Sept 2002); Steve Ennen - vice-president and general manager, WUSN-FM, Chicago; Michael Enright -former host of CBC Radio's current affairs show, This Morning; Howard Eskin - host, WIP-AM, Philadelphia; Mike ``Mikey'' Esparza - Dallas-based DJ, working for various Clear Channel stations; Philadelphia; Chris Evans - British broadcaster and former radio mogul; John Evington - former Managing director and Programme Director Original 106, UK (left station Feb 2008) and former Wireless Group Programme Director; Richard Eyre - OutgoingChairman (Appointed Nov 2007, to stand down June 6, 2008) - former deputy-chairman (from May 1, 2007) GCap media and former UK ITV chief executive, former chief executive Capital Radio; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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F:Antonio Ibarra Farina - CEO-designate of planned Mexican radio company,Grupo Acir-Radiopolis; Robert Farrell - chairman Pacifica Foundation, US; Liam Fay - UK Sunday Times writer; Robert Feder - Chicago Sun-Times media columnist; Sen Russ Feingold - Wisconsin Democrat who introduced legislation concerning radio consolidation; Caroline Feraday - former BBC presenter, now LBC host; Peter Ferrara - President and CEO, HD Digital Radio Alliance; Nick Ferrari - UK talk host; W. Kenneth Ferree - former US Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau Chief; Reginald Fessenden - Canadian-born radio pioneer of AM and voice radio; David J. Field - President and CEO Entercom, US (May 2002, formerly President and COO); Sam Fields - veteran Los Angeles jazz DJ (Died Sept 2005); Jean-Francois (Jeff) Fillion - XM Canada host and former CHOI-FM, Quebec, morning host (Quit Mar 2005); Konrad von Finckenstein - Chairperson, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) - appointed Jan 2007; Richard Findlay -Chairman SMG and former Chief Executive Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) - retired from SRH post September 2004; Vincent Finn - former director general of Irish state broadcaster RTÉ; Marc Fisher - Washington Post reporter; David H. Fiske - Director of the Office of Media Relations for the US Federal Communications Commission; Nance Flaherty - Internet Radio Cool broadcaster; Andrew Flanagan - former - until July 2006 - chief executive SMG (former Scottish Media Group); Mark Flanagan - former managing director of Chrysalis-owned LBC, London (left July 2005 to become a political lobbyist); Lucille Fletcher - US writer and radio dramatist (deceased); Prof. David Flint --former chairman, Australian Broadcasting Authority(Stepping down July 2004); Shelagh Fogarty - BBC Radio Five Live host; Emma Forbes -former UK Capital FM host (left Nov 2003) and former breakfast co-host , Heart FM, London (Left April 2003); Dee Ford - Emap Group Managing Director of Radio; Kenneth A. Ford - vice chairman, Pacifica Foundation, US; John Fordham --agent for John Laws, Sydney broadcaster; Liz Forgan - former BBC managing director of network radio; Brian Forst "Frosty" - Vancouver CKNW morning host (retiring May 2005); Robert H. Forward - California radio and television veteran (deceased); Guy Fournier - former chair, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - took office February 2005, resigned September 2006; Michael Fowler - general manager WJMK Chicago; Neil Fox (Dr Fox) - Magic FM - London - breakfast host and former UK Capital FM drivetime host and former Hit 40 chart show host; Alex Frame - former vice-president of CBC Radio (Retired Nov. 2002); Al Franken -- US author and comedian and former Air America Radio host (show ended Feb 2007); John Gordon Fraser- US broadcaster (deceased); David K Frear - CFO. Sirius Satellite Radio; Alan Freeman - veteran UK -bases Australian-born disc-jockey(Sony lifetime achievement award winner); Warren Freiberg- former Mid-West radio host (deceased); Shane "Rover" French - US Radio host - (formerly in Cleveland - replaced Howard Stern Jan 2006 on CBS Mid-West stations)- dropped in Chicago July 2006 and returned to Cleveland;Tom Freston - co-president and co-COO, Viacom (appointed June 2004); Andy Friedman - former news director WBBM-AM, Chicago, now with Clear Channel; Gary Fries - Consultant for Arbitron and former President and CEO of the Radio Advertising Bureau, US (Left Sept 2006); Edward O Fritts - President and Chief Executive Officer, US National Association of Broadcasters; Mark Frost - managing director of Capital Interactive, UK; John Fullam -Greater Media Philadelphia market manager and former President/COO, Infinity Broadcasting (Stepped down April 2003); |
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| G: Dan Gallagher- Toronto radio host (deceased); Eddie Gallaher - former Washington, DC, morning host (retired Dec 2000; died Nov 2003); Paul Gambaccini - US born, British-based broadcaster;John A. Gambling -longtime morning host, WOR-AM, New York, and son of John B. Gambling (died Jan 2004); John R. Gambling - son of John A, grandson of John B, and third in family to host "Rambling with Gambling" show on WOR-AM. Moved to WABC-AM in 2001Returning to WOR May 2008; Joseph A. Garcia - executive vice president, Spanish Broadcasting System, US; Vincent Gardino -director of corporate development WNYC, New York; Jon Gaunt - UK talk host and winner of 3 Sony Gold Awards, 2001; John Gehron - General manager Harpo Radio (takes up post fall 2006) and former Infinity Broadcasting SVP ( "laid off" Oct 2001), and former- resigned Oct 2005 - Clear Channel Chicago Regional VP/Market Manager (Appointed Jan 2002); JoAnn Genette -WLIT, Chicago, morning co-host; Marc Germain - KABC Los Angeles host; Russ Germain - veteran Canadian broadcaster(retired August 2002); Eva Georgia - general manager of Pacifica network's KPFK-FM, Los Angeles; Don Geronimo -(real name Miachael Sorce -US radio host ( Don of "Don and Mike")- stepping down May 2008; Sir Peter Gibbings - chairman UK Radio Authority (outgoing 1999); John Gibbs - Australian rugby league commentator; Charles Giddens - trustee appointed to handle the remainingClear Channel--AMFM disposals required by regulators; Gail Gilmore- WUMB-FM, Boston, broadcaster; Chris Gilbey - co-founder BigFatRadio.com, Australia (now defunct): Robert Gillet - CJMF-FM, Quebec, morning host; Jock Given-Australian Communications Law Centre; Rob Glaser - founder, chairman and chief executive, RealNetworks & chairman Air America Radio; Ira Glass - host, US National Public Radio show "This American Life"; Sir William Glock - former BBC Controller of Music(deceased); Fiona Glover - BBC host, former LBC contributor, and former BBC Radio Five Live morning and late night host on the station (took sabbatical in US July 2003); Cathal Goan - Director-General Irish state broadcaster RTÉ (took over October 2003); Leslie Gold - "The Radio Chick" - New York host (Joined Sirius January 2005, then moved to Free-FM, Dropped May 2007); Danny Goldberg- CEO Air America Radio; Jerome Edward Golden - Chicago radio veteran (died January 2003); Melvin Gollub - former owner WJMS, Prince Frederick; Jose N Gomez - Chicago Spanish-language broadcaster (died July 2002); ; Juan Gonzalez - fomer co-host of Pacifica Network's "Democracy Now!" (quit on air and now leading Save Pacifica Campaign protesting at management actions); David Goode - chief executive, Scottish Radio Holdings; Mark Goodier - former BBC Radio 1 DJ & subsequently Classic FM chart show host, host of EMAP's interactive chart show and host of GMG chart show.; Amy Goodman - host of the US Pacifica Network's daily newsmagazine Democracy Now!; Nik Goodman- former Programme Director Capital Radio (left Apr 2006) and UK Virgin Radio; Dick Gordon - former Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reporter/new host of "The Connection" on US public radio(started October 2001); Jim Gordon - veteran New York news and sports broadcaster (died February 2003); Lisa Gordon - former Corporate Affairs Director, UK Chrysalis Group and former chief executive of Chrysalis New Media, UK (Quit December 2002 to spend time with her young family); Lord Gordon of Strathblane - chairman, Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) and of UK Radio Ratings Organisation RAJAR; Michael Gordon-Smith- Australian Broadcasting Authority member and Australian cash-for-comment enquiry chairman; Tom Gormley - member of trade union group on the RTÉ Partnership Project.; Mike Gould - President & CEO, Eastlan Ratings (US radio ratings company); Michael Grade - former BBC chairman (took office May 2004 - resigned Nov 2004 to join ITV as executrive chairman); James Graham -Chairman, Border TV (UK); Michael Graham - Boston WTTK-FM host and former WMAL-AM, Washington, host (suspended then dismissed - Aug 2005 - for comments on Islam); Gareth Grainger - deputy chairma, Australian Broadcasting Association (outgoing); Senator Rod Grams -Republican, Minnesota(introduced bill to limit Low Power FM Bill into Senate); Mark Green - President, Air America Radio(From March 2007); Ian Greenberg - President and CEO of Greenberg family owned Astral Media Inc, Canada; Bob Greene -former Chicago Tribune columnist; Scott Greenstein - President, Entertainment and Sports, Sirius Satellite Radio; Hubert Gregg - BBC radio host, actor, songwriter, and stage director (died March 2004); Judd Gregg - Republican Senator, New Hampshire; Paul Griffin - aka Captain Fred of Berkeley pirate radio station 104.1 FM; Les Grobstein - Chicago sportscaster - fired as WSCR-AM overnight host August 200; Linda Groen - head of Radio Current Affairs, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation(appointed Sept. 2003) ; Al Gross - citizen's band radio pioneer and inventor of the walkie-talkie radio, the wireless pager and the cordless telephone (Deceased); Terry Gross - host of the US National Public Radio show "Fresh Air"; Patricia Guadalupe - former network news diretor, Pacifica Radio (fired when department closed down, February 2002); Ceng Guangxing - director, Guangdong People's Radio Station in south China; Ralph Guild - non-executive chairman and former Chairman and CEO, Interep, US radio sales and marketing company; Krishnan Guru-Murthy - London LBC host; Charles J Gussman - veteran writer of radio soap operas(deceased); Peter Gzowski - former CBC, Canada, radio host (died Jan 2002): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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H: Karl Haas - syndicated US classical music host (died Feb 2005); Ray Hadley -2GB, Sydney, morning host and former sports commentator, 2UE , Sydney; Eric Von Haessler - of The Regular Guys - morning duo on Atlanta WKLS-FM (96 Rock -suspended March 2003, fired April 2004, after stunt went wrong)- joined WGST-AM, March 2005 and then back on WKLS in May 2005; Jeff Haley- President and CEO, the Radio Advertising Bureau, US (Took up post Sep 18. 2006); John Hall - CEO RadioScape; Tony Hall - former BBC Director of News; Dan Halyburton -Senior Vice President/Market Manager for Emmis New York (Appointed May, 2006)- formerly Senior Vice President/General Manager Group Operations for Susquehanna Radio; Eithne Hand - former head RTÉ, Ireland, Radio 1(Appointed January 2003on 3year contract. Stepped down January 2006); Karen Hand - former news director, and morning news anchor, WBBM-FM, Chicago, now hosting weekday evening show on WCKG-FM; Sean Hannity - New York talk host went into national syndication Sept. 2001- signed new deal with both Citadel's ABC Radio Networks and Premiere Radio Networks July 2008; Patrick Hanratty SC - counsel for Flood Tribunal, Ireland; Chuck Harder - syndicated US talk host; Terry Hardin - former (left CBS Radio April 2006 ) Vice President and General Manager of WCKG-FM (Free FM) and former VP and GM of WLIT and General Manager of WNUA-FM, Chicago; Phil Harding - former editor of BBC Radio 4 Today programme and director designate of BBC World Service English networks and news; Ed Hardy - CEO, MeasureCast; Jim Hardy - President, Icebergmedia.com ; Jon Harker - Sydney 2GB broadcaster; Wendy Harmer - DMG Vega morning host -formerly Sydney 2-Day FM breakfast host (left Nov 2003 to spend more time with family-joined DMG July 2005); Phil Harper - long-time Seattle radio host (died Oct 2004); Steve Harris -XM Satellite Radio Vice President, External Programming; Andrew Harrison - chief executive (took up post Oct 2006) UK RadioCentre; Evan Harrison - Executive Vice President of Clear Channel Radio and head of the company's Online Music & Radio unit - formerly AOL Music VP and GM; Harry Harrison - New York veteran morning host (retired March 2003); Michael Harrison - Editor of Talkers Magazine,US; Al Hart- KCBS, San Francisco, host (retiring); Ron Hartenbaum - President, Jones Media Networks, US; Alex Harvey - Managing Director, Macquarie Media Group, Australia; Paul Harvey - ABC network commentator/ most listened to "radio voice" in the US; Paul Harvey Jr - US radio writer/producer/host -son of Paul Harvey; Peter Harvie -executive chairman Austereo; Andrew Harwood - Sydney 2GB presenter; Mike Hatch - Minnesota Attorney-General ; Dale Hatfield -Chief of US FCC Office of Engineering and Technology; Charles Haughey - former Irish Prime Minister; Brian Hayes - veteran Australian-born UK broadcaster; Drew Hayes -program director WCKG -FM, Chicago and former operations director, WBBM-AM and WSCR-AM, Chicago; John P Hayes -President, Corus Radio (Canada) - To step down Aug 31, 2008; Fru Hazlitt - OutgoingCEO GCap Media (Dec 2007- June 6, 2008 ) and also outgoing Managing Director (took up post May 1, 2007), GCap London & former Chief Executive, SMG Radio Division (took office August 2005- resigned January 2007); Richard Heftel - vice president of Hispanic Broadcasting(US) ; Chris Heim - music director, WBEZ-FM, Chicago; Mr Justice Séamus Henchy - former chairman Independent Radio and Television Commission, Ireland; Philip Hensher - UK Independent columnist; Georgeann Herbert - operations manager of WMAQ and WBBM,Chicago; George Herman - veteran CBS broadcaster (died Feb 2005); Ken Herrera- WTMJ-AM, Milwaukee, morning host and former WGGN-AM and WBBM-AM, Chicago host; Bob Hesketh- former Toronto broadcaster (deceased); Thomas Hicks - vice-chairman of Clear Channel and former chairman and CEO of AMFM ; Professor Ray Hills - former head of the UK Independent Broadcasting Authority's Communications Services divisionand technical adviser to Century Radio, Ireland; Fred Hilmer - Chief Executive Fairfax Holdings; Jeff Hilton - John Laws' counsel in cash-for-comment affair; Maurice Hinchey - NY Democrat congressman, founder and chairman of the Future of American Media (FAM) Caucus; Carl E. Hirsch - Executive Chairman, NextMedia, US; Mary Hockaday- Deputy-editor BBC Radio News (took up post end of April 2006); John Hogan - President and CEO, Clear Channel Radio, US (appointed Aug 2002: Was COO from Aug 2001); Simon Hoggart - UK Guardian columnist; Julian Holland - BBC Radio 4 programme editor (died Nov 2001); Joel Hollander - former chairman and CEO (Jan 2005 -Mar 2007), CBS Radio, the former Infinity Broadcasting - and former Infinity president and COO and President and CEO, Westwood One, US; Les Hollander - brother of Joel Hollander and CBS Radio SVP/regional manager (formerly with Clear Channel); Nigel Holmes- former BBC radio producer and author of critical report on religious broadcasting; Matthew Honey - managing director, Unique Interactive, the technology arm of UBC Media, UK; Richard Hooper- former Deputy Chairman of Ofcom (Left at end of 2005) and former chairman UK Radio Authority; Andrew Howard - Los Angeles host (with Karel Boley) of "Karel and Andrew" show (deceased); John Howard-Australian Prime Minister; Quentin Howard - Chief executive Digital One, UK & President, WorldDMB ( formerly WorldDAB forum -took office Nov 2005); Sue Howard - Director of ABC Radio & Regional Content; Big John Howell - Chicago DJ, hosted oldies and country shows before joining news-talk WIND-AM in 2006; Catherine L Hughes - founder and chairwoman Lanham (Maryland, US)-based Radio 1 Inc.; Gary Hughes - Group Finance Director, Emap p.l.c. (UK) and chairman Emap Performance Division from Aug 2004- to leave company May 2005; Gregg Hughes - Opie of US Opie and Anthony show- cancelled August 2002 by WNEW, relaunced on XM October 2004); Howard Hughes -LBC breakfast show newsreader, formerly with Capital FM (UK)- getting his own show Jan 2004; Tim Hughes - former Executive chairman, Macquarie Media Group, Australia (Resigned Feb 2007); Tom Hughes QC- Sydney 2 UE Counsel; Rusty Humphries - conservative US talk host; John Humphrys -BBC Radio 4 Breakfast show presenter; Jim Hunt -co-host Prime Time Sports, Canada; Rex Hunt - Melbourne radio host; Richard Huntingford - Executive chairman- Virgin Radio Holdings (Sep 1, 2007) and former chief-executive, Chrysalis Group, UK; Mike Huskey - station manager at WAGY AM, Forest City, North Carolina; Noreen Hynes - former head of finance, Century Radio, Ireland; |
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| I: Don Imus - US host -hired by Citadel Nov 2007 (Fired by CBS April 2007); Steve Inskeep co-host of US National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" and former weekend host (from Nov 2002) of its "All Things Considered" news magazine programme; David Isay - US radio documentary producer; Valerie Van Isler - member of Pacifica Network national operations staff and former general manager, of Pacifica's New York station,WBAI-FM (fired in 1999 Christmas Coup but later reinstated); John Ivey - program director, WXKS Boston (Kiss) ; Andy Ivy - Editor, Sky News radio, UK; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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J:David Jackson - Director, Voice of America; Harold Jackson- UK Guardian writer; Gerry Jackson - former director of Capital Radio, Zimbabwe, now running SW Radio Africa; Michael Jackson - Los Angeles talk host; Paul Jackson - Managing director Capital Radio and former MD SMG Radio and programme director, Virgin Radio, UK; Nick Jackson - drivetime host at Virgin Radio, UK; Charles Jaco - St Louis talk host, fired by Infinity KMOX-AM, November 2002, hired by Entercom's KFTK-FM. Feb 2003; Ron Jacobs - veteran US radio programme and host (involved in exchange with then Clear Channel CEO Randy Michaels); Terry Jacobs -Vice-chairman Regent Communications - formerly Chairman and CEO (Stood down July 2005); Becky Jago - UK Capital FM breakfast show co-host (leaving end of 2004); Arun Jaitley - India's Communications and Broadcasting Minister: Doug James -WUBT-FM, Chicago, morning host; Mike Janssen - writer on US public broadcasting magazine "Current"; Terry Jaymes - Terry of the "Lex and Terry Morning Radio Network.", US; Peter James - head of Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Classic FM network; Judy Jarvis- U.S. talk show host (deceased); Tom Jeffries - fired afternoon host, CKKS,Vancouver; Loren Jenkins - senior foreign editor, US National Public Radio; Dan Jiggetts - afternoon co-host WSCR-AM,Chicago (contract not renewed July 2003); Bob Jobbins - BBC World Service director of English networks and news (departing); Brian Johns- former managing director Australian Broadcasting Corporation (to Mar 2000); Catherine Johns- former WJMK, Chicago, broadcaster; Allan Johnson- Chicago Tribune TV writer; Dean Johnson - Boston Herald media writer; Steve Johnson - Chicago Tribune media writer; Alan Jones - Sydney 2GB breakfast host, formerly with rival 2UE until March 2002; Rocky Jones - member Canadian Broadcasting Standards Council Atlantic Regional Council; Tarsha Nicole Jones - Radio One WPHI-FM, Philadelphia host (From July 7, 2008) and former - Emmis Hot 97, New York, "Miss Jones in the Morning" host (Suspended Feb 2005 over airing of parody "tsunami song."; Tim Jones- Chicago Tribune writer; Zemira Jones - Former Vice President of Operations Radio One Inc. and former president and general manager, WLS-AM, Chicago; Jeff Joniak - sports anchor WBBM,Chicago; Bob Jordan - President, The Media Audit; John Josephs -chairman, Forever Broadcasting, UK; Tessa Jowell - UK Culture (Media) Secretary; Tom Joyner - syndicated US morning host; Pierre Juneau - World Radio and Television Council chairman; Mark Jurkowitz - Boston Globe media writer; |
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| K:Michael Kakoyiannis -ex Big City Radio , now President and CEO of Internet audio broadcaster Stellar Networks; John Kampfner - former political correspondent for BBC Radio 4 "Today" show; David Kaplan -WGN-Chicago radio sports host; Sherman Kaplan - WBBM, Chicago, host (Retired Aug 2004); Edwin J Kane - veteran US(AP) radio broadcaster (deceased); David Kantor - President AMFM Radio Networks, US; Austen Kark - former Managing Director, BBC World Service (killed in train crash May 2002); Mel Karmazin - CEO Sirius Satellite Radio and - former Viacom President and COO (resigned June 2004) & former Chairman and CEO Infinity Broadcasting (US); Anne Karpf- former U.K. Guardian columnist; Gerald Kaufman - English MP; Vernon Kay - BBC Radio 1 host; Jhani Kaye -AMFM's director of contemporary programming for Los Angeles; Irv Kaze - US sports executive and broadcaster (died July 2002); Traug Keller - President, ABC Radio, US; Garrison Keillor- U.S. author and broadcaster; Alan Keith, - veteran BBC broadcaster (died March 2003); Lionel Kelloway - British broadcaster; Henry Kelly - former UK Classic FM breakfast host (dropped from show June 2003)-became LBC drivetime host Sept 2003 ( dropped Dec 2004); William E. Kennard - former Chairman US Federal Communications Commission (1997 to 2001); David Kennedy - CEO and vice-chairman Interep and former President/CEO and President/COO of Susquehanna Radio Corp. US and US RAB chairman 2004; Sarah Kennedy - BBC Radio 2 host; Kerri-Anne Kennerley - Sydney 2GB presenter; Jeff Kennett - Melbourne radio host and former Premier of Victoria, Australia; Colum Kenny- member of Irish Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC); Jay Kernis - senior vice-president of programming for US National Public Radio; Bob Kerr- veteran Canadian Broadcasting Corporation host (died April 2003); Bob Kerrey - Democratic Senator for Nebraska; Andy Kershaw - British disc jockey; Jerome L. (Jerry) Kersting - Chief Financial Officer, Clear Channel Radio; Iskandar Khatloni- correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Tajik Service (died after being attacked in Moscow); John Kiesewetter - Cincinnati Enquirer writer; Buzz Kilman - former midday co-host WCKG,Chicago; Chris Kimber - head of BBC Radio Online; Stephen Kindred - KFWB-AM, Los Angeles, radio reporter (awarded his 13th Golden Mike Feb 2001); Jason King - JK of UK JK and Joel duo; Miles Kington -UK Independent columnist; Durward Kirby - former U.S. Broadcaster (deceased); Harvey Kirck - veteran Canadian broadcaster (died February 2002); Charlie Kireker - chairman Air America Radio (From Mar 2008); David Kirk - Chief Executive, Fairfax Media (Australia); Jim Kirk --former Chicago Tribune media columnist, now marketing columnist; Kraig T. Kitchin - president and chief operating officer of Premiere Radio Networks, US (stepping down July 2007); Adrian Van Klaveren - Controller BBC Radio Five Live and BBC 5 Live Sports Extra (Took up post April 2008); Liza Kliman - Independent radio producer, UK; William Kling -president of Minnesota Public Radio; Kevin Klose - President - also CEO to October 2006 - US National Public Radio; Michael Knight-Australian Olympics Minister; Peter Kosann - Former President and CEO, Westwood One (appointed Jan 2006, succeeded Jan 2008 by Thomas Beusse); James Kossler - President Pasadena City College; Ramona Koval- deputy staff-elected director,Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Arts Kraft - 1999 Golden Mike award winner( best sports news story); Keith Kramer - Kramer of "Kramer and Twitch" - fired by Clear Channel after Britney Spear's death hoax then hired by Infinity; ; Weezie Kramer - Former general manager WJMJ-FM,Chicago, now regional vice-president Entercom; Mike Krauser -news director, WMAQ-AM, Chicago moving to WBBM; Doug Kreeger - former Chief Executive, Air America Radio(Stepped down Feb 2005); Mark Krieschen -- vice president and general manager of Cox Radio's KHPT-FM and KLDE-FM, Houston and former VP and General Manager, WGN-AM, Chicago (resigned Feb 2005); Milton E. Krents - former NBC executive (deceased); Kris Kridel - afternoon host with Sherman Kaplan, WBBM, Chicago; William Krippaehne Jr. - former CEO, Fisher Communications (US- asked by board to leave in Jan 2005); Michael Kroger -ABC Australia Board member; Howard Kurtz - Washington Post media writer; Steve Kyte- departing deputy controller of BBC Radio 5 Live and editorial director designate of London station LBC; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L:Hubert Lacroix - President and CEO-designate Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Michael Laffan - former chief executive of (now defunct) Century Radio,Ireland; David Lague - Sydney Morning Herald writer; Irina Lallemand - Director of News, XM Satellite Radio, and former news director at WCBS-AM, New York; Steve Lamacq- BBC Radio DJ; John Landecker - Chicago host (Dropped by WJMK 2003 and by WZZN 2007); Alex Langer -President, Langer Broadcasting, US; Tom Langmyer - VP/General Manager, WGN-AM, Chicago (appointed March 2005); Katherine Lanpher - co-host of the "O'Franken Factor" on Air America and former Minnesota Public Radio host; Charles Laquidara -veteran Boston disc jockey (retired); Matthew Lasar - US author of book on Pacifica Network; Albert Lasker - radio advertising pioneer; Fred Latremouille - morning co-hose with wife Cathy Baldazzi of Clear FM, Vancouver and formerly with CKKSFM, Vancouver (retired 1999- returned to air Sept 2006); Alex Lauchlan - Chief Executive Officer, BroadcastAmerica.com; Roy Laughlin - president and general manager of KIIS-FM(California); Sue Lawley - British broadcaster and host of BBC Radio 4 "Desert Island Discs" programme( To step down Autumn 2006); Liam Lawlor - former Fianna Fáil Dublin West TD (Member of Parliament); John Laws - former Sydney 2UE morning host-retired Nov 30, 2007; Mark Lawson - UK Guardian columnist; Corey Layton -formerly "Captain Turntable" on Australian Radio Network's TT-FM, joining DMG-Radio Australia new Sydney FM station: Janet Lea - head of radio music, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Norman Lebrecht - UK music critic and BBC Radio 3 presenter; Ana Leddy- head RTÉ Radio 1 (Appointed Jan 2006); Utrice Leid -former National Program Director for US Pacifica radio (Resigned Dec 2001); Roy Leonard - former WGM,Chicago, host; Larry LeSueur - former CBS WW2 radio reporter (died Feb 2002); Andrew Levin - Clear Channel Executive Vice President for Law and Government Affairs and Chief Legal Officer; Roger Lewis - Former Managing Director of Classic FM and director of GWR, UK - left Sept 2004 to join ITV, Wales; Tom Leykis - Los Angeles-based syndicated (Westwood One) talk host; Nick Lezard - UK Independent radio columnist; Jeffery A. Liberman - President and former Chief Operating Officer of Entravision Radio Group (US); Lenard Liberman - Executive vice-president, LBI Media (US); Ron Liddle - former editor of the BBC 'Today' breakfast programme(moved Oct 2002); G. Gordon Liddy - syndicated US radio host and convicted Watergate conspirator; Alfred C. Liggins III - president and chief executive, Radio One Inc (US); Rush Limbaugh- conservative US talk-show host; Gregg Lindahl - vice-president, Cox Radio Interactive, US; Adam Lindemann - chairman, Mega Communications,US; David Lister media editor, UK Independent; Dr Avtar Lit - owner of Sunrise Radio, UK; Jeff Littlejohn - Preident -former Executive SVP of Distribution Development, Clear Channel Radio (formerly Senior VP/Engineering); Geoff Lloyd - late-night host and former breakfast co-host (with Pete Mitchell) for UK Virgin Radio; Sally Loane - former ABC Sydney morning host; Dave Logan - US rock veteran, PD WCBS-FM, New York, and former EVP Programming for Air America Radio; Sandra Tsing Loh - former California KCRW host - fired March 2004; Malcolm Long - member Australian Broadcasting Authority; Paul Long- Pittsburgh broadcaster (died July 2002); Tony Longo - Twitch of Kramer and Twitch,fired by Clear Channel after Britney Spear's death hoax then hired by Infinity; Bob Lonsberry - Conservative US talk-host (suspended then fired by Clear Channel's WHAM-AM); Francisco Ibarra Lopez - president-designate of planned Mexican radio company,Grupo Acir-Radiopolis; Ross Love - former CEO Blue Chip Broadcasting (now on Board of Radio One Inc, US, which took over Blue Chip); Judith Lucy- breakfast host, 2-DAY FM, Sydney (from Nov 2003); Larry Lujack - veteran Chicago disc jockey (retired); Robert J. Lurtsema - veteran WGBH, Boston, morning classical host (deceased);Tuong Quang Luu - head of SBS Radio, Australia; Christopher Lydon -former host of "The Connection" on US Public Radio(Quit March 2001); Sir Michael Lyons - chairman- BBC Trust (Took office May 1, 2007); | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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M: Kelvin
MacKenzie - former -chairman and chief executive of U.K. Wireless
Group -which owned TalkSport and was taken over by UTV; Sue
MacGregor - UK broadcaster and columnist - former BBC Radio 4 breakfast
presenter- retired from Today show in February 2002 after 18 years; Laurie
Macmillan - BBC Radio 4 annnouncer ( died Oct 2001); Prue
MacSween - Sydney 2UE late-night host;
Richard H. Madden - Vice President US Corporation for Public Broadcasting
(CPB) (deceased); Lyn Maddock - Acting
chair (Sept 2002), Australian Broadcasting Authority & subsequently
Deputy chair & Acting chair of successor Australian Communications
and Media Authority;
Joe Madison - morning host, WOL-AM,Washington: Conor
Maguire - chairperson Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI);
Mike Maguire - breakfast co-host, Century FM, UK; Andy
Mahoney - Irish radio broadcaster;
Elisabeth Mahoney - UK Guardian radio critic; Pierre
Mailloux - "Doc Mailloux" - Canadian pyschiatrist and former
radio host; John
Mainelli - WFNY-FM (Free FM) New York Program Director and former
New York Post radio columnist (dropped Sept 2006) and radio consultant;
Eddie Mair - Presenter BBC Radio 4 "Broadcasting
House" programme, to move to weekday PM programme; Rafe
Mair - veteran former Vancouver talk-host (fired from CKNW-AM June
2003: Hired by 600 AM July 2003- late 2005. Currently a print commentator);
Torey Malatia - president and general
manager, Chicago public station WBEZ-FM; Mike
Malloy- fired former late host of WLS-AM Chicago; Tony
Manera - former CBC President ;
Harry Mannis - veteran Canadian
broadcaster (died January 2003); Bruce
Mansfield - fired Melbourne broadcaster;
David Mansfield - RAJAR chairman Oct 2007) and former chief executive
G-CAP Media (Stepped down Sept 2005) - merged Capital-GWR Group - and
former Capital chief executive); Larry
Mantle - KPCC-FM (Ca) Programme Director; P.J.
Mara - former press secretary, Fianna Fáil party (Ireland);
Brad March - managing director, Austereo, Dec 1997- Oct 2003;
David Margolese - founder and former chairman and Chief Executive
Office (stepped down October 2001), Sirius Satellite Radio; Enda
Marren - former solicitor to Oliver Barry, co-founder of Century Radio,
Ireland: Johnny Mars - former evening
personality at WXRT-FM, Chicago (ousted June 2001);
David Marsden - former CFNY-AM broadcaster; Kevin
Marsh -Editor-in chief of the BBC College of Journalism and
former Editor, BBC Radio 4 "Today" breakfast show (appointed
Nov 2002: Formerly editor of BBC Radio 4 "World and One" and
"PM" programmes; Lynley Marshall
- Director of New Media, Australian Broadcasting Corporation; John
Martin -online President, Clear Channel,
US; Kevin J. Martin - Chairman US
Federal Communications Commission -March 2005- and FCC Commissioner since
July 2001); Stan Martin - New York
radio personality and executive (died January 2003); Tim
Martz - founder and CEO, Martz Communications Group, US;
Jay Marvin - evening host WLS-AM,Chicago;
Dan Mason
- President and CEO (took over April 2007), CBS Radio, and former president,
Infinity Radio, US (retired Sept 2002 and became consultant for various
radio companies; Michael Mason - head
of local networks, Australian Broadcasting Corporation;
Dr Chris Masters - former chairman
SMG (Ousted February 2007); Kevin Matthews
- midday host WCKG-FM,Chicago, (April 2002) and former WZZN-FM, , morning
host (fired August 2001); John
Maxton -Scottish Labour MP; Kevin
Mayer - chief executive Clear Channel Interactive, US; Barry
Mayo - President Radio One Inc. radio division (Aug 2007) former Emmis'
senior vice-president and New York market manager- stepped down May 2006;
Simon Mayo -
BBC Radio presenter; Lowry Mays - former
Chairman - until Oct 2004 and CEO,Clear Channel, US; Mark
Mays - CEO (from Oct 2004) - also formerly President -to Feb 2006
and COO to Oct 2004 - Clear Channel Communications, US- also interim CEO
from May 2005; Randall Mays -president
(EVP to Feb 2006) and chief financial officer, Clear Channel Communications;
Alexis Mazurin - CBC Radio host (Died
Oct 2005 after falling into coma following 2004 heart attack);
Sen. John McCain- Republican Senator for Arizona (proposer of various
broadcast-related bills); Douglas
McArthur - chief executive of the UK
Radio Advertising Bureau; John McCann
- Group Chief Executive, UTV Media;
Gerry McCarthy - UK Sunday Times writer on Irish Radio; J.P.McCarthy
-former morning host WJR-AM, Detroit (died 1995) ;
Robert McConochie - director
of strategic research,The Arbitron Co;
James McCoubrey -CBC executive vice-president and chief operating
officer; John
Judson McGrody -Illinois radio host (shot
himself dead, Sept 2002); Donald
McDonald - chairman Australian Broadcasting Corporation-steps down
Dec 31, 2006 after ten years in post; Robert
M. McDowell -Republican Federal Communications
Commissioner (Sworn in June 2006); Monty
McFarlane -CJOR, Vancouver, Programme Controller;
Mary McGrath - former senior producer of "The Connection"
on US Public Radio; Bob
McCown - Toronto -The FAN - sports host;
Joe McCoy -Vice-President of Programming,
WCBF-FM, New York; Julie McCrossin
- former ABC 702, Sydney, breakfast host (quit a month after moving to
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| N: James Naughtie - BBC Radio 4 presenter; Jim Nayder- WBEZ, Chicago, producer and broadcaster; Robert F. Neil - President and Chief Executive Officer, Cox Radio, US; Simon Nelson - Controller of BBC Radio & Music Interactive; Susan Ness- former Commissioner, US Federal Communications Commission (Stepped down 2001); Maurice Newman - chairman-designate, Australian Broadcasting Corporation( takes over Jan 2007) ; Eric Nicoli -Chairman EMI Group; John Nicolson - LBC breakfast show co-host and former BBC breakfast TV presenter (leaving Dec 2003); Chuck Niles - longtime US radio jazz host (died March 2004); Eli Noam - director of Columbia University's Institute for Tele-Information; David Noble - Chair of the Low-Power FM Task Force for the International Association Of Audio Information Services; Guy Noble - Australian Classic FM breakfast presenter; Alex Nogales - President of the National Coalition of Hispanic Media, US; George Noory - host of Coast-to-Coast AM US late night show; Ray Nordstrand - Chicago WFMT-FM classical station veteran (Deceased); Michele Norris -Co-host (from December 2002 ) of US NPR's All Things Considered" new s magazine; Mike North -WSCR-AM Chicago host; Oliver North -US radio host, former White House aide and convicted criminal; Annika Nyberg - former President of the World DAB Forum (until Nov 2005); Marv Nyren - Emmis Chicago regional vice president and market manager; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O: Jackie O - Of Australian duo Kyle and Jackie O; Bob Oakes - host of ''Morning Edition'' on WBUR-FM, Boston; Mike Oatman - former US midwest radio station co-owner (died January 2003); Denis O'Brien -Irish businessman and part owner of Spin FM, East Coast Radio and Newstalk stations; Gerry O'Brien - finance director of Irish state broadcaster RTÉ; Joe O'Brien - veterna New York City and State DJ (Died July 2005); Mrs. Ruxandra Obreja - chair Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) and Controller Business Development, BBC World Service; Charlie Ochs - former general manager WMZQ,Washington (retired); Christian O'Connell - Virgin Radio breakfast host, formerly London Xfm breakfast show host; Paddy O'Connell - host-designate of BBC Radio 4 "Broadcasting House&qu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||