Westwood One serves more than
7,700 radio stations
.
"Today, as a result of our continued, strategic marketing efforts to
attract these
visitors, families comprise nearly 15.com .recreation caribbean
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5 percent of our total
visitation, growing 225 percent
in the last year alone.health travel
Westwood One Names Peter Kosann Co-Chief Operating Officer
Westwood
One (NYSE: WON) provides over 150 news, sports, music, talk,
entertainment programs, features, live
events and 24/7 Formats.society travel
"
Peter Kosann joined Westwood One in May 1999 as Senior Vice President
,
Affiliate Sales.com.regional culture
Through its
subsidiaries, Metro Networks/Shadow Broadcast Services, Westwood
One provides
local content to the radio and TV industries including news, sports, weather,
traffic
, video news services and other information.
"When NOTMC launched its first family marketing campaign
in the summer of
2001, family travelers were barely a blip on the radar screen," Shilstone
says
."
By partnering with world-class attractions such as the Audubon Nature
Institute and Six
Flags New Orleans, Shilstone says travelers' impressions and
attitudes nationally are changing for
the better about the Crescent City.
The New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation promotes
the city as a
leisure tourism destination throughout the year and places special emphasis on
developing
visitation during the traditionally slow travel periods of summer
and the weeks between Thanksgiving
and New Year's Day.culture weather
In his new role Kosann will be responsible for all of the Company's Network
Operations
including Programming and Affiliate Sales, and will continue to
oversee radio Ad Sales for the Westwood
One network and Metro Networks. In his expanded role, Bortnick will be responsible for all
of the
Company's Metro Networks Operations, Metro Television Operations; and
SmartRoute Systems, as well
as new business development and acquisition
integration.
"New Orleans will always be identified
for its legendary adult vacation
offerings -- and justifiably so -- but our efforts to expand the
market base
for family travelers is working," Shilstone says.government entertainment
The company also announced today
the naming of Chuck Bortnick to Co-Chief
Operating Officer. "Our continued focus on investing in
Network
Programming, while simultaneously enhancing both existing and complimentary
distribution
channels, positions us well for the future. Prior to joining Westwood One, Kosann was the Worldwide
Manager for Media Distribution at Bloomberg LP.
Chuck Bortnick joined Metro Networks in 1993
and was named President in
1996. Bortnick became Metro Networks/Shadow Broadcast Services COO/President
when the company merged with Westwood One in 1999. NEW ORLEANS, An online poll conducted by Yahoo
!
Travel and National Geographic Traveler magazine named New Orleans as the top
family vacation
destination in the United States, and the prestigious
distinction is a positive reflection of the
city's tourism advertising and
marketing campaigns, says Sandra S. For more information, please
contact NOTMC
directly at toll free 1-800-810-3200, or visit online at
http://www.media maps
His role with
Westwood One was expanded in January 2001 to
Executive Vice President, Advertising Sales and again
in April 2003 to
President of Sales. Prior to Metro Networks/Shadow Broadcast
Services, Bortnick
spent 17 years managing radio stations in Miami, Houston
and Cleveland. "People now recognize that
New Orleans has a lot of unparalleled offerings for people of all ages, and
our family visitation
figures and the Yahoo! Travel poll give our efforts
credence.com/family .entertainment directories
The entire poll can be
seen
by visiting http://travel.entertainment haiti
Bortnick was elevated to
Westwood One COO in July 2002. Annually
, NOTMC's
marketing campaigns include strategic print, broadcast, and Internet
advertising and
public relations.government transportation
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SmartRoute Systems manages
traffic information centers for state and local departments
of transportation,
and markets traffic and travel content to wireless, Internet, in-vehicle
navigation
systems and voice portal customers.Yahoo! Travel National Geographic Traveler Poll Names New Orleans
Top U.S. Family Travel Spot
NewOrleansOnline.transportation culture
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Shilstone, President and CEO of the New
Orleans
Tourism Marketing Corporation, which conducts these efforts.
views health
westwoodone.guides recreation
Both Kosann and
Bortnick assume their new positions immediately
and will be based in Westwood One's New York office
, reporting directly to
Shane Coppola, President and CEO. For more information visit http://www.media transportation
"
The poll also lists the top five components travelers are looking for in a
family vacation
, which are cost, safety, sightseeing opportunities, reliably
good weather, and opportunities for
recreation.haiti recreation
"We are very excited about the expanded roles for these talented
executives,"
said Shane Coppola.culture transportation
-- Kosann and Co-COO Chuck Bortnick Assume Expanded Roles--
NEW
YORK, Westwood One (NYSE: WON)
announced today the appointment of Peter Kosann to Co-Chief Operating
Officer. Westwood One is managed by Infinity Broadcasting
Corporation.entertainment travel
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