Joel Hollander
Joel Hollander
CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, fifth behind main rivals iHeartMedia, Cumulus Media, Townsquare Media, and Alpha Media. CBS Radio owns and operates 117 radio stations across the country. It is currently part of CBS Corporation, which also owns the CBS radio and television networks, and jointly owns the CW Television Network...
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The work of this evaluation team will ensure that we make the best choice. We must be patient enough to fully evaluate each of our options. A bad choice, made immediately, is the worst possible circumstance for all involved.
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Opie and Anthony have proven their determination to succeed in this business, and have a relationship with their audience that is second to none in the industry.
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We feel positive about what Viacom is putting behind the company,
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which plays a lot of the same '80s rock.
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Just in these last few weeks ... we wanted to give this guy markets as big as Chicago and Detroit,
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We have all the talent we are talking to under contract, ... To my knowledge, there has never been in the history of the medium anyone who has had to replace 27 radio shows at once.
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When we set out to find a replacement for Howard Stern we took the opportunity to cultivate a wide array of talent, from both in and out of the radio industry, ... With Roth, we've found someone who continues to evolve his career and deliver for his legion of fans.
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What Jon told us was to think about hiring multiple talents, not to try and hit a grand slam,
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there are a couple of surprises coming, too.
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We thought that would be a big mistake, ... Howard was great for a number of years; he's not replaceable.
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We've been diligently converting a large percentage of our stations to a digital platform so listeners can take advantage of the superior sound quality, abundance of programming choices, and unique interactivity with their favorite brands.
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We will deal with (Stern's status at Infinity) when we are ready to deal with it, ... Right now we're planning on him to be on the air to fulfill his contract (and) that's what he wants to do.
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I've known Peter for a number of years and can attest to his outstanding work ethic and keen insight into both the national radio and local traffic business. He has increasingly taken on more responsibility at Westwood One, and demonstrated each step of the way that he has the acumen to take over the lead role at the company. I feel confident that Peter is the right executive for this very important role.
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The bigger opportunity for Infinity is to fish in a bigger pond of advertisers we were not able to secure on Stern's show before.