NEW YORK, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westwood One announced today that, effective February 1, 2006, Roby Wiener, will assume the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. In this newly created role, Ms. Wiener will oversee Marketing, Product Strategy, Promotions and Research for both Metro Networks and the Radio Network Division. Ms. Wiener, who will be based in New York, will report to Peter Kosann, CEO and President of Westwood One.
"We welcome Roby with open arms, knowing that she is a proven winner and will be a huge asset to this Company," said Peter Kosann. "Our mission is to have the best talent in the world working at Westwood One. Hiring someone of Roby's character, skills and integrity sends a signal to our employees, affiliates and programming partners that Westwood One is indeed playing to win."
"It is an honor to join Westwood One at a time when there is such excitement and opportunity in both the traditional radio marketplace and the emerging digital world," said Ms. Wiener. "I look forward to working with my new colleagues, as well as my friends in the advertising community."
Ms. Wiener has more than 25 years experience in the media business, with the unique experience of having worked on the agency, client and media sides of the broadcast business. Ms. Wiener most recently served as Executive Vice President Client Strategies & Services for the Premiere Radio Network for the past five years. Previously, Ms. Wiener spent over 11 years at Warner-Lambert, a leading consumer product company that was among the top five largest national radio advertisers, as Senior Media Manager of the Company's Advertising Services Department. Prior to Warner-Lambert, Ms. Wiener spent 10 years as Associate Director of Ted Bates Advertising Agency where she led the radio buying department.
Ms. Wiener has served as Chairman of the Radio Committee for the Association of National Advertisers, and was named a "Network Radio All-Star" by her peers in the 1997 MediaWeek Poll.
Westwood One provides over 150 news, sports, music, talk, entertainment programs, features, live events and 24/7 Formats. Through its subsidiaries, Metro Networks/Shadow Broadcast Services, Westwood One provides local content to the radio and TV industries including 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. Westwood One is managed by CBS Radio. For more information visit http://www.westwoodone.com/.
