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New York, New York – February 1, 2006 – The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) and BMI have announced the recipients of the FastStart to Radio Sales Success Minority Scholarship Program. This is the fifth consecutive year that BMI has sponsored the minority scholarship program that provides full tuition to the RAB’s Radio Training Academy in Dallas, Texas, or the Academy’s Off-Campus Extension Program.
The 13 minority recipients represent a broad range of group sizes and come from various markets and regions across the country.The recipients are:
| Gladys Allen |
Citadel Broadcasting |
Cayce, SC |
| Letitia Boden |
Citadel Broadcasting |
Little Rock, AR |
| Coriya Burns |
Radio One |
Atlanta, GA |
| Angela Fowler |
Inner City Broadcasting |
Columbia, SC |
| Trent Jones |
Delmarva Broadcasting |
Washington, DC |
| Charles Morrison |
Beasley Broadcasting |
Fayetteville, NC |
| LaToya Stevens |
Radio One |
Lanham, MD |
| Angela Triplett |
Cumulus Broadcasting |
Ft. Walton Beach, FL |
| Anthony Untaran |
Clear Channel |
Tampa, FL |
| Jessica Vazquez-Reyes |
Sherman Broadcasting |
San Juan, PR |
| Ivon Vinnett |
Clear Channel |
New Orleans, LA |
| Nikki Williams |
Infinity Broadcasting |
Las Vegas, NV |
| Mary Yang |
Infinity Broadcasting |
Fresno, CA |
Scholarships are awarded based on various criteria including ethnicity of applicant, overall need, applicant’s enthusiasm toward a career in Radio sales, and recommendations from professional associates. Recipients are chosen by the Selection Committee, which is comprised of industry professionals with an interest in enhancing the ethnic and cultural diversity of Radio. Committee members are:
| Van Allen |
Radio Advertising Bureau |
| Deborah Beagan |
NYMRAD |
| Hugh Brown |
The Media Audit |
| Glenn Bryant |
American Urban Radio Networks |
| Derrick Chatman |
Cumulus |
| Ron DeCastro |
Clear Channel |
| Laura Hagan |
Univision Radio National Sales |
| Dawn Hill |
Consultant |
| April Johnson |
Clear Channel |
| Zemira Jones |
Radio One |
| Sherman Kizart |
Interep |
| Deon Levingston |
Inner City Broadcasting |
| Shawn Marshall |
Radio Advertising Bureau |
| Jeffrey Myers |
Personal Selling Principles |
“BMI continues to confirm its support of Radio with initiatives that have a direct impact on our industry’s future,” stated Gary Fries, President and Chief Executive Officer of RAB. “We are grateful to BMI for partnering with us to provide valuable training and encouragement to minorities in our industry.”
For the past 10 years, BMI has been a partner with the RAB, supporting their initiatives to strengthen the Radio industry,” noted Michael O’Neill, Vice President, Media Licensing, BMI. “The FastStart Minority Scholarship program is a wonderful example of BMI’s commitment to help develop the next generation of leaders in the Radio industry. BMI looks forward to continuing to help support the growth of diversity and sales success for Radio.”
The RAB Radio Training Academy is based in Dallas, Texas, and offers a variety of sales and management courses at beginner and advanced levels. In addition, the Academy also provides Off-Campus Extension Programs. For information on any of the RAB Training Academy programs, call 972-753-6756.
Founded in 1939, BMI is an American performing rights organization that represents more than 300,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music. Through its music performance and reciprocal agreements with sister organizations around the world, it grants businesses and media access to its repertoire of approximately 6.5 million songs and compositions.
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) is the sales and marketing arm of the Radio industry with nearly 7,000 members including close to 6,000 stations in the U.S., and over 1,000 associate members in networks, representative firms, sales, and international organizations.
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