The president of CBS Radio, Dan Mason, has stepped down after his second stint running the radio division for CBS. The RAMP Newsletter has the details...
He initially served as President of CBS Radio from 1995-2002, where he oversaw the integration of the original CBS, Group W, Infinity Radio and American Radio Systems stations. After a five-year stint as an adviser and consultant to CBS and other companies, Mason returned to CBS Radio in 2007. As Mason's memo concluded, "Most people are lucky enough to have one great run at the helm of an organization -- I've had two. My thanks to Leslie Moonves, who has been so supportive of every new road we traveled down since this extraordinary second time around began for me in 2007. His desire for great content has been an inspiration for all of us and will no doubt continue to be the foundation of the company. Thank you as well for facing every opportunity with optimism and dedicating yourselves to teamwork, excellence and creativity. You have been great colleagues. I look forward to seeing you all grow in the years ahead, adding to a long list of successes."
Mason was running the company when I worked for it in the 90s and early 00s. We only had one experience with him directly. He had been a big fan of Landecker's in the 70s, and when he heard our show in 1996 (when it was in the top 5 in the market), he said he wanted us to play more music. It took us two full years to recover from that terrible advice, because it was doled out as if it was gospel. And it was wrong.
