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Erica
Farber, Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of Radio
& Records, climbed the ropes throughout her career
in the radio business, becoming one of the industry's
most respected and influential businesswomen. As head
of the industry's leading trade publication for business
information and marketing innovations, Erica is the
driving force behind the delivery of crucial news reflecting
the trends and tremendous growth of an industry which
is now the darling of Wall Street.
With
offices in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Nashville,
Erica oversees operations for the company's daily and
weekly information sources read worldwide by decision-makers
at all levels of management in the radio and music industries.
She also oversees the company's latest acquisition,
Radio Y M£sica, a weekly publication serving the
Latin radio market.
During
the early years of her career, she held positions at
KRTH-FM, KABC-FM, KABC-TV, and KIIS-AM in Los Angeles.
Her advancement grew quickly when in January of 1975,
she was appointed General Sales Manager of WROR-FM in
Boston and was promoted to General Manager in June of
that year. Her success then led to an appointment as
Vice President/General Manager of WXLO-FM, New York,
in 1976.
In
January of 1980, she joined McGavren Guild Radio as
Director of Promotional Selling and was soon named Director
of Business Development and Promotion. In 1983, she
was appointed Vice President/General Manager of the
Radio Marketing Division for the parent company, INTEREP,
one of the radio industry's leading rep firms. Two years
later, Erica was named Vice President/General Manager
of INTEREP Marketing Systems and in 1986 was named Executive
Vice President/Radio Development of INTEREP. She also
acted as INTEREP's Industry Association Specialist,
ensuring the active involvement of the company at various
broadcasting conferences.
In
1992, after twelve years, she left the INTEREP companies
to join Radio & Records as Executive Vice President
of Sales & Marketing. In April of 1994, she was
promoted to Chief Operating Officer, and then assumed
full publishing responsibilities in January 1995. In
January of 1996, her title was formally changed to Publisher
and Chief Executive Officer.
Erica
has served as a member of the Radio Code Board of the
National Association of
Broadcasters, and Chairperson of the New York Market
Radio Broadcasters Association, to name a few. She has
been, and continues to be, a major presenter and speaker
at hundreds of broadcast meetings and seminars around
the world. Recipient of the Southern California Chapter
of AWRT 1996 Genii Award for Radio, and a 1994 AWRT
Industry Award. She is a Past Chairperson (1992-1993)
of the Broadcast Promotion and Marketing Executives,
and member of the RAB Steering Committee for several
Managing Sales Conferences. She is also a past board
member and Past President of the Country Radio Broadcasters,
and currently serves on The Radio Hall of Fame Advisory
committee and the Southern California Radio Advisory
Group of the
Museum of Television & Radio. She is also the Chairperson
of the National Board of Governors for the March of
Dimes Radio AIR Awards, a board member of the Broadcasters'
Foundation and serves on the National Advisory Council
of the National Broadcasting Society. In August of 1999,
she was voted by the readers of Radio Ink Magazine as
The Most Influential Woman in Radio. In April, 2000
she received an American Broadcast Pioneer Award by
the Broadcasters' Foundation. Erica is also on the Board
of Directors of Arbitron, Inc.
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