Citadel Broadcasting Names Eric Logan President, Programming.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2003 Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting Corporation NYSE: CDL is a Las Vegas, Nevada based broadcast holding company. Investment house Forstmann Little & Company owns 27% of Citadel. Corporation, a leading operator of radio stations in mid-sized markets throughout the U.S., today announced that it has named Eric Logan as President, Programming. As a 16-year veteran of the radio industry, Logan was most recently Vice President of Programming for Infinity Broadcasting based in 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 . Logan has also held Operational and Programming positions in major markets including New York, Chicago, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Seattle, Tampa and Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm . Farid Suleman Farid Suleman is the current chairman and CEO of Citadel Broadcasting. For years at Infinity Radio, Suleman was the main assistant of Mel Karmazin, who has since made a move to head up Sirius Satellite Radio. , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Citadel, commented that, "Eric is one of the preeminent radio programmers in the country, and we are delighted that he will be joining Citadel." Judy Ellis, COO of Citadel, added, "Eric's hire is consistent with the Company's commitment to bringing the most talented radio people into our Company. I look forward to working with Eric." "I'm thrilled at this opportunity to become part of the Citadel team," said Eric Logan. "The future for Citadel is brighter than ever. Working day-to-day with Farid and Judy to find new ways to grow value for our stations and employees is very exciting. Our greatest resource is our people, and I look forward to working with them and creating an environment where talent can flourish." Through his career, Logan has received numerous awards including twice being named as one of Country Music's top programmers by Radio Ink Radio Ink is a radio broadcasting industry trade magazine owned by Streamline Publishing. Radio Ink serves the management community of the radio industry in the United States and in 43 Countries worldwide. and having won Gavin's OM/PD of the year for three consecutive years. Logan currently serves as Vice President of the Country Music Association board of directors and is actively involved in many other industry associations. Citadel Broadcasting Corporation is a pure play radio broadcaster focused primarily on acquiring, developing and operating radio stations in mid-sized markets throughout the United States. The Company owns or operates 140 FM and 65 AM radio stations in 42 markets, including clusters of four or more stations in 32 markets. Citadel was acquired by Forstmann Little & Co. in June 2001. |
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