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Norman
J. Pattiz is the founder and chairman of Westwood
One, America's largest radio network company,
which owns, manages or distributes NBC Radio Network,
CBS Radio Network, the Metro Networks, CNN Radio
and and is the nation's largest producer of news,
sports, talk and entertainment programming. In
May of 2000, Mr. Pattiz was appointed by President
Clinton to serve on the Broadcasting Board of
Governors of the United States of America. He
was reappointed to that post by President Bush
in 2002, and served through March of 2006. The
BBG oversees all U.S. non-military international
broadcasting including Voice of America, Radio
Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, Worldnet
Television, Radio and TV Marti and the Middle
East Broadcasting Network. As chairman of the
Middle East committee, Mr. Pattiz was responsible
for conceiving and launching Radio Sawa and Alhurra
Television.
He is past president of the
Broadcast Education Association and a member of
the Board of Councilors of the Annenberg School
for Communication at USC.
Mr. Pattiz has been the recipient of numerous
professional and leadership awards including,
an honorary doctorate from Southern Illinois University,
the Distinguished Education Service Award from
the Broadcast Education Association, the Freedom
of Speech Award from NARTSH, and “Executive
of the Year” awards from Radio Business
Report, The Gallagher Report and Executive Magazine.
He has also been honored by the Performing Arts
Center of Los Angeles and the Israel Policy Forum. Mr. Pattiz is a member of the Council on Foreign
Relations and Pacific Council on International
Policy, is Director of the Office of Foreign Relations
of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department,
and serves on the Region 1, Homeland Security
Advisory Council.
Mr. Pattiz was appointed by
Governor Davis to fill the remainder of a 12-year
term, which expires March 1, 2004. In September
2003, he was appointed by Governor Davis to fill
the remainder of a 12-year term which expires
March 1, 2014.
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Appointed:
September 21, 2001
Term expires:
March 1, 2014
Committee memberships
(2009-10):
Compensation
Grounds and Buildings
Health Services
Oversight of the DOE Laboratories (Chair)
Address:
Westwood One
8965 Lindblade Street
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 840-4201
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