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Market Cap:$584.3M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$338.4M
  • Public
  • US
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Arbitron arbitrates the radio airwaves. Founded in 1912 and headquartered in New York, NY, Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) is the major provider of radio listenership ratings. The company provides information about audience size and demographics to about 4,600 stations in 300 media markets in the US and Mexico. In addition, about 1,500 advertising agencies subscribe to its information. It also provides software to analyze information on media audience. The company has annual revenue of about $310 million and employs about 1,700 people. In September 2005, it acquired, for $4.5 million in cash, Integrated Radio Systems, L.L.C., a New Orleans based Integrated Radio Systems provider of software systems that help radio stations manage their advertising sales process and automate the daily tasks in a sales department.

President and CEO
Michael P. Skarzynski
Number of Employees 1,100
Contact Information

142 W 57th St

New York, New York 10019-3300

arbitron.com

(212) 887-1300

NAICS Code Other Services Related to Advertising: 541890

Recent Events

  • Arbitron, comScore and Omniture to Provide NBC with Cross-Platform Audience Measurement for 2010 Win

    12/04/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Arbitron ARB Declares $0.10 Quarterly Dividend; 1.8% Yield

    11/18/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Filing: Arbitron to lose $5M in 2009 from radio ratings rival

    11/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Pulse Out, Party In New York

    11/01/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • GARP Research Initiates Coverage on Arbitron ARB with a Buy

    10/30/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Arbitron Sees Revenue Dip In Q3

    10/21/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Summer radio ratings: KPRS wins the last "book" book

    10/14/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • EVP Behbehani Leaves Arbitron - October 12 2009

    10/12/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Vice President - View Story

  • The Quarter In Review: Q3 2009

    10/05/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Arbitron Launches Cross-Platform Group

    10/03/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Arbitron Looks ‘Cross-Platform’

    10/01/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

  • Arbitron Inc. Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call Scheduled for October 20, 2009

    9/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • The Week In Review: 9/21 - 9/25

    9/25/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Arbitron Unveils Dashboard for Easier Access to Performance Metrics

    9/22/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

arbitron and radar - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Michael P. Skarzynski President and CEO
Bob Patchen Chief Research Officer
Claire Kummer Executive Vice President & Chief Quality Officer
Kathleen T. Ross Chief Admin Officer
Scott Henry Vaughan Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Sean R. Creamer CFO & Executive Vice President, Finance, Planning
Taher G. Behbehani Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Business Dev
David A. Lapovsky Executive Vice President, Integration & Implementation
Dolores L. Cody Executive Vice President, Business Affairs
George Hyde Executive Vice President, Trng
Mary Bennett Executive Vice President, Marketing
Pierre C. Bouvard Executive Vice President, Sales
Robert F. Henrick Executive Vice President, Customer Solutions
Steven Michael Smith Executive Vice President, Survey Operations
Timothy T. Smith Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Bill Rose Senior Vice President, Marketing
Jay Guyther Senior Vice President, Marketing
Linda Dupree Senior Vice President, Portable People Meter
Scott Musgrave Senior Vice President, Marketing
Alisa Joseph Vice President, Advertiser Marketing Services
Bob Michaels Vice President, Services
Brad Bedford Vice President, Intl Marketing
Brad Feldhaus Vice President, Product Management
Brad Kelly Vice President, Natl Radio Sales
Bruce Supovitz Vice President, Natl Radio Services
Clara Carneiro Vice President, Marketing
Dennis Seely Vice President, Radio Station Services
Frank Stanitski Vice President
Gary Marince Vice President, Programming Services & Development
Jacqueline Noel Vice President, Outdoor
Jane Bailey Vice President, Marketing
Jim Tobolski Vice President, Sales, Advertiser & Agency Services
Joan Gerberding Vice President, Sales, Arbitron Outdoor
John Snyder Vice President, Portable People Meter Sales
Jose Prieto Vice President, Marketing
Nancy Haynes Vice President
Sam Millstone Vice President, Finance
Thom Mocarsky Vice President, Communications
Tom O'Sullivan Vice President, Sales
Debbie Walter Managing Director
Beth Uyenco Director, Conferences
Colin Shaddick Director, Research
Joan FitzGerald Director, Product Development
Julian Davis Director, Marketing
Stacie Armas Marketing Director
Carolyn Clark Senior Accounting Manager, Natl Radio Services
Jerry Wiese Manager, Marketing, Services
Joe Loiacono Senior Natl Accts Manager, Advertiser Agency Services
Karla Eyerly Manager, Marketing
Karla Howes Accounting Manager, Services
Michael Panebianco Senior Accounting Manager
Sheena Lewis Manager, Customer Relations & Sales
Jaime Webster Team Leader, Customer Service & Support
Warren Kurtzman

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Larry E. Kittelberger Chair
Philip Guarascio Chair
Stephen B. Morris Chairman of The Board
William T. Kerr Chair
David W. Devonshire Board of Directors
Kenneth F. Gorman Board of Directors
Lawrence Perlman Board of Directors
Luis G. Nogales Board of Directors
Richard A. Post Board of Directors
Shellye Archambeau Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Arbitron Inc. President and CEO Current

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Arbitron Inc. Chief Research Officer Current

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Arbitron Inc. Executive Vice President & Chief Quality Officer Current

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Arbitron Inc. Chief Admin Officer Current
The Human Resource Planning Society Executive Vice President, Organization Effectiveness & Public Relations, Arbitron Inc. Current
The Human Resource Planning Society Board of Directors Current
Arbitron Inc. Executive Vice President Former
The George Washington University Adjunct Faculty Former
The George Washington University Ph.D Former
American University Ms Degree In Human Resource Management Former

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Arbitron Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer Current

Sean Creamer is Executive Vice President, Finance & Planning & Chief Financial Officer of Arbitron Inc. Sean joined Arbitron in August 2005. Prior to joining Arbitron, Sean was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR). During his nine-year tenure with Laureate, Sean was responsible for financial planning and analysis, accounting, budgeting, investor relations, real estate, risk management, tax and treasury functions. Previously, Sean was a tax manager for Mobil Oil Corporation. He began his career in auditing and tax with Price Waterhouse. Sean received a B.S. in accounting from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and an M.S. in taxation from Georgetown University. Sean works out of the Columbia office.

Organization Position Status
Arbitron Inc. CFO & Executive Vice President, Finance, Planning Current

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Arbitron Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Business Dev Current
Sourcefire, Inc. Vice President, Corporate Development Former
UTStarcom, Inc. Vice President, Business Development & Strategy Former
Time Warner Cable Inc. Vice President, Business Affairs Former

Organization Position Status
Arbitron Inc. Executive Vice President, Integration & Implementation Current

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Arbitron Inc. Executive Vice President, Business Affairs Current

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Arbitron Inc. Executive Vice President, Trng Current

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Arbitron Inc. Executive Vice President, Marketing Current

Pierre Bouvard is Executive Vice President, Sales, and has responsibility for Arbitron’s sales and service organizations, which cover Radio, Television, Agency, Advertiser and Out of Home. Pierre leads Arbitron’s efforts to enhance its Diary service and train and educate the industry on the Portable People Meter™ service. Prior to this, Pierre served as President, Portable People Meter and International, as well as Vice President and General Manager for Arbitron Radio. Pierre started his career at Arbitron in various sales and management capacities in the Chicago, San Francisco, New York and Dallas offices. He left Arbitron for a six-year period to serve as executive vice president of Coleman Research, one of the premier strategic consulting firms for radio stations. Pierre is coauthor of Radio Advertising’s Missing Ingredient: The Optimum Effective Scheduling System. Pierre also created Arbitron’s series of media industry studies. A graduate of Northwestern University’s School of Communication, Pierre holds a B.S. degree in radio, television and film and is a graduate of the Advanced Management program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Pierre sits on the boards of the International Radio & Television Society Foundation, Inc. and the Library of American Broadcasting and serves as a trustee of the Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television.

Organization Position Status
Arbitron Inc. Executive Vice President, Sales Current
Arbitron Inc. President, Intl & Portable People Meters Former

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Arbitron Inc. Executive Vice President, Customer Solutions Current

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Arbitron Inc. Executive Vice President, Survey Operations Current

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Arbitron Inc. Executive Vice President and General Counsel Current

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Arbitron Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing Current

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Arbitron Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing Current

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Arbitron Inc. Senior Vice President, Portable People Meter Current

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Arbitron Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President, Advertiser Marketing Services Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President, Services Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President, Intl Marketing Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President, Product Management Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President, Natl Radio Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Arbitron Inc. Vice President, Natl Radio Services Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President, Radio Station Services Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President, Programming Services & Development Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President, Outdoor Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President, Sales, Advertiser & Agency Services Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President, Sales, Arbitron Outdoor Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President, Portable People Meter Sales Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President, Finance Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President, Communications Current

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Arbitron Inc. Vice President, Sales Current

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Arbitron Inc. Managing Director Current

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Arbitron Inc. Director, Conferences Current

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Arbitron Inc. Director, Research Current
Arbitron Inc. Director, Research Former

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Arbitron Inc. Director, Product Development Current
Arbitron Inc. Director, Product Development Former

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Arbitron Inc. Director, Marketing Current

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Arbitron Inc. Marketing Director Current

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Arbitron Inc. Senior Accounting Manager, Natl Radio Services Current

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Arbitron Inc. Manager, Marketing, Services Current

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Arbitron Inc. Senior Natl Accts Manager, Advertiser Agency Services Current

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Arbitron Inc. Manager, Marketing Current

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Arbitron Inc. Accounting Manager, Services Current

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Arbitron Inc. Senior Accounting Manager Current

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Arbitron Inc. Manager, Customer Relations & Sales Current

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Arbitron Inc. Team Leader, Customer Service & Support Current

Organization Position Status
Coleman Research Inc. President Current
Coleman Europe President and Chief Operating Officer Current
Coleman Insights President and Chief Operating Officer Current
Coleman Adds Research Vice President Current
Kbay Current
Arbitron Inc. Current
Coleman Europe Vice President Former
Coleman Research Inc. Vice President Former
New York University Masters In Business Administration Former
Cornell University Bachelor of Science Degree In Policy Analysis Former

Organization Position Status
Arbitron Inc. Chair Current

Organization Position Status
Arbitron Inc. Chair Current
Papa John's International Inc. Board of Directors Current
Iag Research Board of Directors Current
General Motors Corporation Vice President of Corporate Advertising Former
General Motors Corporation General Manager, North America Former

Organization Position Status
Arbitron Inc. Chairman of The Board Current
Arbitron Inc. President & CEO Former

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Arbitron Inc. Chair Current

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The Johnsson Group, Inc. Current
Centerstone Solutions LLC Current
Roper Industries, Inc. Chairman Current
Roper Industries, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Arbitron Inc. Board of Directors Current
ArvinMeritor, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Motorola, Inc. Board of Directors Current
MCR, LLC Director Current
John G. Shedd Aquarium CFO Magazine Former
Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited chief financial officer Former
Owens Corning Chief Financial Officer Former
Motorola, Inc. CFO Former
Motorola, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Owens Corning Executive Vice President Former
Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited senior vice president Former
Owens Corning Senior Vice President Former
Honeywell International Inc. vice president of Finance Former
Honeywell International Inc. controller Former
Baxter International Inc. NA Former
KPMG International NA Former
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University M.B.A. degree Former
Widener University B.S. degree in accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Arbitron Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Arbitron Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Edison Mission Group Inc. Managing Partner, Nogales Investors Current
Naic Managing Partner Current
Edison Mission Energy Managing Partner Current
Nogales Investors Managing Partner Current
Edison Ethics and Compliance Office Managing Partner, Nogales Investors Current
Edison Mission Group Inc. Chair Current
Edison Ethics and Compliance Office Board of Directors Current
National Association of Investment Companies Board Member Current
Stanford University Board Member Current
Southern California Edison Company Board Director Current
Edison International Board of Directors Current
Arbitron Inc. Board of Directors Current
KB Home Board Director Current
Kaufman & Broad SA Board Director Current
Nogales Investors Owner Current
Edison International Compensation & Executive Personnel Committee Member Current
United Press International, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Univision Communications Inc. President Former
Univision, Inc. President Former
Edison International Finance Committee Chairman Former
United Press International, Inc. Chairman Former
Bank of California Board of Directors Former
Edison Mission Group Inc. Board of Directors Former
Ford Foundation Board of Directors Former
Stanford Law School Juris Doctor Degree Former
San Diego State University B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Arbitron Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Metricstream, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Ncwit Current
Arbitron Inc. Board of Directors Current
Metricstream, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Blockbuster, Inc. president Former
NorthPoint Communications Chief Marketing Officer Former

Executive News

  • BBM Canada launches combined TV & Radio Media Measurement Panel using Arbitron PPM.

    HispanicAd.com - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • BBM Canada Uses PPM Technology For Radio & TV Panel

    FMQB - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • BBM Canada Launches World's Largest Combined TV and Radio Media Measurement Panel...

    Reuters - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • More Broadcasters Attack Arbitron's PPM

    Mediaweek - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • Arbitron Spring 2009 Diary Survey Achieves Major Advances in Sample Quality Cell-Phone-Only Household Sample Hits Target of 10 percent; Yields 25 percent increase in Persons aged 18-34 Sample MetricS

    Broadcast Newsroom - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • Arbitron Spring 2009 Diary Survey Achieves Major Advances in Sample Quality

    PR Newswire - 8/12/09 - View Story

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     ARB $21.99 -0.20 (-0.90% )
Average Volume 311,487
Shares Outstanding 26.54M
Market Cap 583.5M
Year High 25.36
Year Low 9.9
Earnings Per Share 1.24
P/E Ratio 17.73
Dividend 0.40
Yield 1.82
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