Karpowicz Elected Chairman Of BMI Board Of Directors

Paul Karpowicz

Paul Karpowicz, President of the Meredith Local Media Group, was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) at a Board meeting held on Tuesday, Oct. 7 in Nashville.

Karpowicz is responsible for the direction of Meredith’s 12 television stations and has nearly 30 years experience in the industry. His career includes more than 20 years at LIN, where he presided over the growth of its station group and includes a previous role as VP and General Manager for WISH-TV. He has served as Chairman of the CBS Affiliates Board, the NAB Television Board and the Television Bureau of Advertising Board. He is a graduate of Notre Dame University.

Karpowicz was most recently Vice Chair of the BMI Board of Directors and succeeds Susan Davenport Austin, Vice Chairman of Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation and Senior Managing Director of Brock Capital Group, who was elected Presiding Director at the meeting. Karpowicz joined the BMI Board in 2007.

The Company also held its Annual Shareholder Meeting that same day. Newly elected to the Board were Caroline Beasley, Executive VP, CFO, Treasurer and Secretary of the Naples, Florida-based Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc.; and William S. Hoffman, President of Cox Media Group.

Re-elected as members of the Board were Michael Fiorile, President and CEO of The Dispatch Printing Company, and Vice Chairman and CEO of Dispatch Broadcast Group, Columbus, OH; Catherine L. Hughes, the Founder and Chairperson of Radio One, Inc., Silver Spring, MD; and Jerome L. Kersting, Cincinnati, Ohio. All will serve terms that will expire in 2018.