Mel Karmazin

Mel Karmazin
Karmazin at the 2004 Peabody Awards
Born (1943-08-24) August 24, 1943 (age 81)
Long Island City, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPace University
Spouse(s)Sharon Matlofsky (divorced)
Terry Malia (2001–present)[1]
ChildrenDina Leslie Karmazin Elkins
Craig Karmazin

Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin (born August 24, 1943)[2] is an American executive. He was the president of Infinity Broadcasting (formally known as CBS Radio now Audacy, Inc.) and eventually became the president and CEO of CBS. From 2004 to 2012, he was the CEO of Sirius Radio (re-branded Sirius XM Radio after XM merged with Sirius in 2008). In October 2012, Karmazin announced that he would be stepping down on February 1, 2013. Upon his departure, John C. Malone took over Karmazin's role at SiriusXM.[3]

  1. ^ Delfiner, Rita (June 29, 2001). "Cbs Big Karmazin Says Eye Do". New York Post.
  2. ^ Farhi, John Schwartz; Paul (1999-09-08). "Mel Karmazin's Signal Achievement". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-04-14.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Sherman, Alex (October 23, 2012). "SiriusXM Chief Mel Karmazin to Step Down in February". Bloomberg. Retrieved 23 October 2012.