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Robert Pittman (media executive)
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Robert Warren Pittman (born December 28, 1953), is an American businessman. A media pioneer and consumer marketer who has consistently driven innovation across multiple platforms and industries, including radio, cable television, digital and mobile, Pittman has built and transformed companies throughout his career to match the evolving needs of the consumer. As Chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia, Inc.,[1] the number one audio company in America by reach, Pittman transformed a broadcast radio company into a 21st century multi-platform audio company. He also guided the company through a successful restructuring process.
Robert Pittman
Pittman Interbrand 2018 Global Brands Summit.jpg
Pittman at 2018 Interbrand Best Global Brands Summit
Born
Robert Warren Pittman
December 28, 1953 (age 66)
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Occupation
Businessman
Known for
MTV
iHeartMedia
AOL
Spouse(s)
Veronique Choa Pittman
Children
3
Pittman was the CEO of MTV Networks and the cofounder and programmer who led the team that created MTV.[2] Pittman joined the predecessor company Clear Channel in November 2010 as an investor and the company’s Chairman of Media and Entertainment Platforms, was named CEO in 2011 and Chairman in 2013. Clear Channel became iHeartMedia, Inc. in September 2014 to reflect its new multiplatform business. Pittman has also been the former Chairman and CEO of Clear Channel Outdoor, CEO of AOL Networks, Six Flags Theme Parks, Quantum Media, Century 21 Real Estate and Time Warner Enterprises, and COO of America Online, Inc. and AOL Time Warner.
Pittman has also been a radio and TV programmer, marketer, investor and media entrepreneur who has had multiple careers in a number of consumer-focused industries. According to Sean Parker, Pittman is the only media mogul who’s genuinely an entrepreneur. In giving him its first ‘Media Visionary” award, advertising publication Adweek[3] referred to him as a “jack of all media” and former MTV executive Tom Freston referred to him as “the wonder boy of branding.”
At the 2018 Interbrand Best Global Brands Summit in New York City, Pittman said, “Treat your brand like a human.”