Mel Karmazin is CEO of Sirius XM Radio, a satellite radio service with 21.9 million subscribers. Karmazin joined the company in 2004 and is a member of its board of directors. Karmazin oversees all aspects of the company's operations from its New York City headquarters. He was president of Viacom from 2000 to 2004. He served as president and CEO of CBS Corp. from 1999 to 2000. He joined CBS in 1997 as chairman and CEO of CBS Radio through a merger of Westinghouse/CBS and Infinity Broadcasting. He had served as Infinity's president and CEO from 1981 until Infinity became a wholly owned subsidiary of Viacom in 2001. He was named chairman and CEO of CBS Station Group (Radio and Television) in 1997. Prior to Infinity, Karmazin spent 10 years with Metromedia. He is vice chairman of the board of trustees of the Paley Center for Media and serves on the board of Autism Speaks. He was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame and has received the National Association of Broadcasters National Radio Award.

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The Entertainment Industry: A Billion Ideas in Search of an Audience

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