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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$451.3M
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Westwood One (NYSE: WON) is a platform-agnostic content company providing over 150 news, sports, music, talk, entertainment programs, features and live events to numerous media partners. Through its subsidiaries, Metro Networks/Shadow Broadcast Services, Westwood One provides local content to the radio and TV industries and to the Web. This content includes news, sports, weather, traffic, video news services and other information. SmartRoute Systems manages traffic information centers for state and local departments of transportation, and markets traffic and travel content to wireless, Internet, in-vehicle navigation systems and voice portal customers. Westwood One serves more than 5,000 radio stations.
President & Chief Financial Officer
Roderick SherwoodNumber of Employees 1,088
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services: 512191
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Westwood One to Report Third Quarter 2009 Results in Teleconference Call on Monday, November 9,...
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In Brief - September 15, 2009
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The Week In Review: 8/3 - 8/7
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Westwood One Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions And our first question therefore comes from Thomas [CashRock] with [CashRock Fitness]. Please go ahead sir. Roderick Sherwood III Go ahead Thomas. Thomas Cashrock – Cashrock Fitness [Inaudible] Roderick Sherwood III Please get closer to your speakerphone so we can hear more clearly....
Westwood One Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you sir. Ladies and gentlemen, today's question-and-answer session will be conducted electronically. Operator Instructions. We will take our first question from [Julie Lim]. Julie Lim Yes, question. You mentioned that there is somebody trying to arrange a refinancing. What is the name of the company? I...
Radio Industry: Off-Air Revenue Soars, Despite Overall Slump
Marketing Charts submits: Off-Air (non-spot) revenue has surpassed last year’s midyear forecast by the Radio Advertising Bureau [RAB], and is expected to approach $2B by the end of 2008 - nearly a full year ahead of the projected timeline, the RAB reported. At 9% of...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Roderick Sherwood | President & Chief Financial Officer |
| Andrew Hersam | Executive Vice President, Sales & Chief Revenue Officer |
| Charles I Bortnick | Chief Operating Officer |
| David Hillman | Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President, Business Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary |
| Gary Krantz | Chief Digital Media Officer |
| Luis Rodriguez | Chief Information Officer |
| Roby Wiener | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Bob Meyers | Executive Vice President, Digital Media, Data & Video |
| Charlie Cook | Executive Vice President, GM Valencia |
| Dave Smith | Executive Vice President, Sales, Marketing & Operations, Metro |
| Sal Siino | Executive Vice President, Sales, Marketing & Operations, Metro |
| Bart Tessler | Senior Vice President, Network News, Talk Programming |
| Beth Robinson | Senior Vice President Engineering & Operations |
| Conrad Trautman | Senior Vice President, Operations & Engineering |
| Conrad Trautmann | Senior Vice President, Operations and Engineering |
| Dennis Green | Senior Vice President, Affiliate Sales |
| Max Krasny | Senior Vice President, Entertainment |
| Ron Werth | Senior Vice President |
| Shawn Pastor | Senior Vice President, Affiliate Sales |
| Adam Neiman | Vice President Interactive Content |
| Angela Vermill | Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
| Carolyn Jones | Vice President, Human Resources |
| Howard Deneroff | Vice President of Sports |
| James Starace | Vice President, Affiliate Information and Compliance |
| Larry Michael | Vice President, Sports Programming |
| Lori Newman | Vice President, Trade Marketing |
| Melissa Bennett | Vice President, Sales |
| Nicole Horsford | Vice President, Interactive Sales & Marketing |
| Patrick Parnham | Vice President of Technical Services |
| Paul Bronstein | Vice President, Research |
| David Halberstam | Executive Vice President, Gm Westwood One Sports |
| Benjamin Kayne | Director, Interactive |
| Joe Montione | Senior Director, Sales, Mountain West Region |
| Paul Gregrey | Executive Vice President, Director of Sales |
| Peter Sessa | Director, Marketing & Communications |
| Luis Castillo | Controller |
| Gerald Greenberg | H. Melvin Ming Executive Officers |
| Joe Salvatore | Correspondent |
| Mark Meyers | On, Air Sports Correspondent |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Norman J. Pattiz | Chairman of the Board |
| Albert Carnesale | Board of Directors |
| Andrew Zaref | Board of Directors |
| David L. Dennis | Board of Directors |
| Dennis Holt | Board of Directors |
| Grant F. Little, III | Board of Directors |
| H. Melvin Ming | Board of Directors |
| Joel Hollander | Board of Directors |
| Joseph B. Smith | Board of Directors |
| Maria D. Hummer | Board of Directors |
| Peter Kosann | Board of Directors |
| Steven A. Lerman | Board of Directors |
| Thomas Beusse | Board of Directors |
| Walter Berger | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | President & Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| The Gores Group, LLC | Chief Financial Officer, Operations | Current |
| Dot Hill Systems Corp. | Chairman | Current |
| Hughes Electronics | Chairman | Current |
| Dot Hill Systems Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Gores Group, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Enterasys Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Gateway Company | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Gateway Company | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Hughes Electronics | financial and operations roles | Former |
| Chrysler Corporation | financial and operations roles | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Stanford University | Bachelor of Arts degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Sales & Chief Revenue Officer | Current |
| Rodale, Inc. | Vice President & Publishing Director, Runner’s World Media Group | Former |
Charles I. Bortnick (age 52) has been Co-Chief Operating Officer of the Company since April 2005 and served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company from August 2002 to April 2005. From September 1999 to July 2002, Mr. Bortnick served as Chief Operating Officer/ President of Westwood s Metro Networks/ Shadow Broadcasting Services. From 1996 until the Westwood One/ Metro Networks merger in September 1999, Mr. Bortnick served as President of Metro Networks. Mr. Bortnick is a board member of the Radio Advertising Bureau and the March of Dimes AIR Awards. On April 13, 2006, Mr. Bortnick resigned from the Company, effective April 30, 2006.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Radio Advertising Bureau | Board Member | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President, Business Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary | Current |
| Metro Networks, Inc. | Associate General Counsel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Chief Digital Media Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Chief Information Officer | Current |
| Metro Networks, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Vice President, MIS | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Digital Media, Data & Video | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Executive Vice President, GM Valencia | Current |
| Metro Networks, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Sales, Marketing & Operations, Metro | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Sales, Marketing & Operations, Metro | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Plant Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Metro Networks, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Network News | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Network News, Talk Programming | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Senior Vice President Engineering & Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Metro Networks, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Operations, Engineering | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Operations & Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Operations and Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Affiliate Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Entertainment | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Leflein Associates, Inc. | Senior Vice President for Westwood One, Inc. | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| The Focus Group | Founder | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Affiliate Sales | Current |
| Metro Networks, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
Adam joins Westwood One from Clear Channel Interactive, where he served as Program Director of their Format Labs, before which he worked as SR. Director/Programming for Music Choice. Adam's responsibilities include overseeing all aspects of the creation, execution and maintenance of original content for Westwood One's growing portfolio of digital media assets within Talk, Music, Entertainment, and Sports Programming.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Smartroute Systems, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Vice President Interactive Content | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Vice President, Sales & Marketing | Current |
| Metro Networks, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Metro Networks, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Vice President of Sports | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Metro Networks, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Vice President, Affiliate Information and Compliance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Metro Networks, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Vice President, Sports Programming | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Vice President, Trade Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Vice President, Sales | Current |
Nicole joins Westwood One from Oddcast, a company whose expertise includes cutting edge technology for user generated media, viral marketing campaigns, video and avatar technology. Prior to Oddcast, Nicole served as an Account Executive for Saatchi and Saatchi Advertising. Nicole is responsible for the monetization of Westwood One Digital Assets, including: direct advertising sales of banner, in-Stream and interactive sponsorships; as well as advertising revenues associated with new business arrangements with licensing, re-sale, and partnerships with media companies, mobile providers, portals, and other potential customer targets.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Smartroute Systems, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Vice President, Interactive Sales & Marketing | Current |
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Account Executive | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Vice President of Technical Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Metro Networks, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Vice President, Research | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Gm Westwood One Sports | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Director, Interactive | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Senior Director, Sales, Mountain West Region | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Senior Director, Sales, Mountain West Region | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Metro Networks, Inc. | Vice President & Director, Sales | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Director of Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Director, Marketing & Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Controller | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | H. Melvin Ming Executive Officers | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Correspondent | Current |
Mark Meyers pr@usindoor.com is USIndoor's Director of Communications (1999-present) managing all of its media and public relations. Mark performs the same function for the Los Angeles Sports Council (1993-present), responsible in part for bringing to Southern California such major events as the 1991 U.S. Olympic Festival, 1992 NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four, Super Bowl XXVII, 1994 and 1999 FIFA World Cup (Mens & Womens), 1997 Breeders' Cup, and the 1999 NCAA Hockey Championship. An experienced reporter, Mark freelances as an on-air sports correspondent for several major radio networks, including Associated Press, Mutual Broadcasting, ESPN Radio, One-on-One, and Westwood One. He regularly covers Southern California's professional and college teams, plus a variety of major national events such as NCAA Championships, All-Star Games, and World Championship Boxing.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | On, Air Sports Correspondent | Current |
| Usindoor | Current | |
| Espn Radio | Former | |
| The Fifa World Cup | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Chancellor | Current |
| Teradyne, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Harvard University | Provost | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Metro Networks, Inc. | CFO | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tenet Healthcare Corporation | CFO | Former |
| Tenet Healthcare Corporation | Vice Chairman | Former |
| University of California | MBA | Former |
| San Diego State University | BA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Patriot Communications LLC | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| U.S. International Media LLC | Founder, Chairman, CEO | Current |
| Patriot Communications LLC | Chairman | Current |
| Los Angeles Police Foundation | Director | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| St. John's Hospital | Director | Current |
| United Online, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Dagger, Inc. | Member | Current |
| Skirball Cultural Center | Member | Current |
| The Silver Shield Foundation | Member | Current |
| U.S. Army | Executive Vice President | Former |
| U.S. International Media LLC | Managing Director | Former |
| Initiative: Media | Founder | Former |
| Patriot Communications LLC | Owner | Former |
| U.S. Army | Account Director | Former |
| U.S. International Media LLC | Client Services Director | Former |
| Foote, Cone Belding | Former | |
| Dennis Holt | Former | |
| Initiative: Media | Chairman | Former |
| United Online, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Netzero | Director | Former |
| Metro Networks, Inc. | Director | Former |
| University of Southern California | B.A. In Administration | Former |
| New York University | Former | |
| Rutgers University | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cj Foundation | Chairman | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| CBS Radio Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| CBS Radio Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Unison Productions | President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Westwood One, Inc. | President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| CBS Radio Inc. | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood One, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. | President & Chief Executive Officer | Former |
As executive vice president and chief financial officer for Leap Wireless International, Inc., Walter Berger is responsible for all financial activities of the company including accounting, treasury, financial planning and reporting, investor relations and internal audit. Berger has more than 30 years of finance and accounting experience, including extensive operational experience as a chief financial officer with several large, publicly-held companies. Most recently he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of CBS Radio in New York, where he was responsible for all aspects of finance, accounting, technology and internal controls, in addition to oversight of CBS Radio's new media and integrated marketing businesses. Additionally, Berger has held senior management roles at Emmis Communications and LG&E Energy Corporation, as well as serving in a number of financial and operating management roles in the manufacturing, service and energy fields. Berger graduated cum laude from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a B.A. in business administration. He has served on the boards of directors of Westwood One, TargetSpot and iBiquity Digital as well as on numerous civic boards and committees.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Leap Wireless International, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Cricket and Partners | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Leap Wireless International, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Radio Symposium | Current | |
| Westwood One, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| iBiquity Digital Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Emmis Communications Corporation | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| CBS Radio Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| CBS Radio Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Baker Hughes Incorporated | Former | |
| Emmis Communications Corporation | Director | Former |
| Digital, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Targetspot, Inc | Board of Directors | Former |
| Emmis Communications Corporation | member | Former |
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