Farid Suleman

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Farid Suleman has been the chairman and CEO of Citadel Broadcasting since 2002. He previously spent 16 years as chief executive of Infinity Radio, owned by Viacom.[1]

In late 2004, Suleman made headlines by cutting Howard Stern's radio show from four Citadel stations,[2] citing Stern's frequent discussions regarding his upcoming move to Sirius Satellite Radio.

In 2007, he was nominated for the Group Executive of the Year award by Radio & Records magazine. Other finalists included John Hogan of Clear Channel, Peter Smyth of Greater Media, David Field of Entercom, Lew Dickey of Cumulus, and Don Benson of Lincoln Financial. [3]


[edit] References

  1. ^ "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Viacom Radio Executive Resigns Unexpectedly", New York Times, 2002-02-21. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 
  2. ^ "Howard Stern: I was pulled from the air over satellite dispute", San Diego Union Tribune, 2005-01-05. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 
  3. ^ "2007 Industry Achievement Awards", Radio and Records, Sept 28, 2008.