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Conversations From the Corner Office
BIO
Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin
(Provided by Sirius communications department)Mel Karmazin is chief executive officer of SIRIUS Satellite Radio. Karmazin oversees all aspects of the company's operations from its New York City corporate headquarters.
Previously, he was President and COO of Viacom from May 2000 until June 2004. Karmazin served on the Viacom board of directors and was responsible for overseeing all of Viacom's operations.
Prior to that, he served as president and CEO of CBS Corp. from January 1999 to May 2000. Before becoming chief executive officer, he was president and chief operating officer of CBS Corp. from April 1998 to January 1999.
He joined CBS in January 1997 as chairman and CEO of CBS Radio through a merger of Westinghouse/CBS and Infinity Broadcasting. He had served as Infinity's president and CEO from 1981 until Infinity became a wholly owned subsidiary of Viacom in February 2001. He was named chairman and CEO of CBS Station Group in May 1997. Prior to Infinity, Karmazin spent 10 years with Metromedia.
Karmazin also served on the board of directors of Westwood One, Blockbuster, and the New York Stock Exchange, and is vice chairman of the board of trustees of The Museum of Television & Radio. He was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame, and has received the National Association of Broadcasters National Radio Award and the IRTS Gold Medal Award.
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ON THE WEB
Why Mel Karmazin is Sirius about radio advertising
Mel Karmazin talks with Ad Age about the growth of satellite radio, if the FCC has a role in the business, and his take on the iPod.
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