Children's Broadcasting Corporation Board Promotes James G. Gilbertson to Chief Operating Officer.MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 1996--Children's Broadcasting Corporation (CBC (1) (Cell Broadcast Center) See cell broadcast. (2) (Cipher Block Chaining) In cryptography, a mode of operation that combines the ciphertext of one block with the plaintext of the next block. , Nasdaq National Market, AAHS AAHS American Aviation Historical Society AAHS Aromatic Acid: H+ Symporter AAHS American Association for Hand Surgery AAHS Athens Area High School (Pennsylvania) AAHS Ambridge Area High School (Pennsylvania) ), President and Board Chair Christopher T. Dahl today announced that CBC's board of directors has promoted James G. Gilbertson, CBC's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to the position of Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . Gilbertson has been with CBC since July 1992. In addition to managing all financial operations he has helped take the Radio AAHS(R) format from flagship station WWTC-AM 1280, Minneapolis, to an impressive national network of radio stations. "Jim has been key in the growth of the Radio AAHS(R) and its ancillary media products--Radio AAHS(R) Magazine and Radio AAHS(R) Online. He has helped shape key partnerships and raise millions of dollars to fuel our progress. For some time now, Jim has worn more hats than Chief Financial Officer and it is fitting that he officially become Chief Operating Officer," Dahl said. The Company will be hiring a vice president of finance to handle day to day financial duties. "I am extremely positive and passionate about the Radio AAHS(R) network and its future. I look forward to the opportunities ahead of us," Gilbertson commented. Prior to CBC, Gilbertson, 34, was with Parker Communications, Palmer Communications and Ernst and Young. A Des Moines native and graduate of the University of Iowa Not to be confused with Iowa State University. The first faculty offered instruction at the University in March 1855 to students in the Old Mechanics Building, situated where Seashore Hall is now. In September 1855, the student body numbered 124, of which, 41 were women. , he has a B.B.A. in Accounting. He also has an M.B.A. in marketing and finance from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management The Carlson School of Management (CSOM) is the business school for undergraduates and graduates at the University of Minnesota. CSOM is located on the West Bank of the University of Minnesota campus, and consistently ranks in the top 5 schools nationwide for the study of . Gilbertson and his family live in Brooklyn Park, MN. Children's Broadcasting Corporation's Radio AAHS(R) is an award-winning programming mix of music, news, stories and games, produced and distributed for children age 12 and under and their parents. The Radio AAHS(R) format, which broadcasts via satellite from flagship station WWTC-AM in Minneapolis is available to approximately 35 percent of the country. Radio AAHS(R) has an affiliated network of 30 stations across the country, including company owned or operated stations in Los Angeles, Dallas, Detroit, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Denver and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . CBC is the premier live, 24-hour radio network in the United States providing programming--including live shows from Disneyland, Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World and soon from Long Island, NY--for children and their families. To date the Company has developed strategic relationships with Disney, ABC Radio Networks and Time Warner, Inc. An operations agreement recently signed with ABC Radio Networks, entails ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. teaming up on the addition of affiliate stations, the selling of advertising time and the marketing of Radio AAHS(R). CONTACT: Children's Broadcasting Corporation Joy Plaschko, Media Relations Manager 612/330-9524 |
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