‘Country Comes To New York’ Panel Added To CRS 2013

Lew Dickey

Country Radio Seminar has added the panel, “Country Comes To New York – A Conversation With Lew Dickey,” to its agenda of educational workshops for CRS 2013.

Journalist Phyllis Stark and RJ Curtis will lead the discussion with CEO and Chairman of Cumulus Media, Lew Dickey. The discussion is expected to cover the recent re-launch of a Country station in New York City as well as the implications for the genre after a decade of absence from the city. Other items to be covered include the new NASH brand and the company’s overall commitment to the country format.

Dickey co-founded Cumulus in 1997 and has built the company to become the second largest radio broadcasting company in America. Cumulus employs over 7,000 people with revenue of $1.2 billion. Dickey also founded Stratford Research in 1985, which provides market research and strategy consulting to the radio and television industries. He is also the author of The Franchise – Building Radio Brands.

The CRS panel is set for Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 from 11:00 – 11:50 a.m. in room 208 of the Nashville Convention Center.

CRS 2013 will be held Feb. 27 – March 1, 2013, in downtown Nashville, Tenn. Friday, Feb. 15 is the deadline to purchase registrations at the $499 regular rate in addition to the $99 unemployment rate expiring.

For more information, visit countryradioseminar.com.