ERICA FARBER
Publisher and CEO of Radio & Records

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.

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 national 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, and formally changed to Publisher and Chief Executive Officer.

Erica 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, member of the RAB Steering Committee for several managing Sales Conferences, past board member and Past President of the Country Radio Broadcasters, to name a few.

She 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 the current Chairperson of the National Board of Governors for the March of Dimes Radio AIR Awards, board member of the Broadcasters' Foundation, member of the newly created Advisory Board for the Conclave Learning Conference and is serving a two-year term as Director-at-Large on the Academy of Country Music's Board of Directors.

In April, 2000 she received an American Broadcast Pioneer Award by the Broadcasters' Foundation. She is consistently voted by the readers of Radio Ink Magazine as one of "The Most Influential Women In Radio", topping the list in 2001. Erica is also on the Board of Directors of Arbitron, Inc.