It’s been quite a year for Beasley Media Group and acting CEO Caroline Beasley. She’s been interim CEO since March, following George Beasley’s medical leave of absence. As of January 1, the interim tag comes off and Caroline Beasley will be the company’s permanent Chief Executive Officer. She also worked the blockbuster $240 million deal to purchase Greater Media’s 21 stations in seven markets, growing the company by 40% overnight. She then turned around and divested four stations in Charlotte to David Field’s Entercom for $24 million.
Caroline Beasley grew up in a radio family and being in the business is all she ever wanted to do from the days she was answering phones and working on those manual logs with her mom. She rose through the ranks on the business side of radio. Caroline Beasley has served as the company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary since 1994 and as a Director since 1983. She has also been the Business Manager, Assistant Controller, and Corporate Controller.
On January 1, she will be the CEO of one of radio’s largest companies and on January 16 she will be on the cover of Radio Ink magazine as the 2016 Radio Ink Radio Executive of The Year.
Here is listing of our previous Executives of The Year
1993 Gary Fries
1994 Mel Karmazin
1995 Eddie Fritts
1996 James DeCastro and Scott K. Ginsburg
1997 Bob Sillerman
1998 Steven Hicks
1999 Lowry Mays
2000 Mays Brothers
2001 Jeff Smulyan
2002 Larry Wilson
2003 Lew Dickey
2004 Bob Neil
2005 John Hogan
2006 David Field
2007 Peter Smyth
2008 Jerry Lee
2009 Charles Warfield
2010 Bruce Reese
2011 Dan Mason
2012 Ed Christian
2013 Jose Valle
2014 Steven Price
2015 Don Benson
2016 Larry Wilson
