March 20, 2007 - New York, NY

Sherman Kizart Named to Radio Ink's 2007 Roster of Most Influential African-Americans in Radio

Sherman Kizart

Each year, Radio Ink chooses its list of the Most Influential African-Americans in Radio - and once again Interep's Sherman Kizart, Senior Vice President of Urban Marketing, made the elite group of honorees!

Dave Kennedy, CEO of Interep, said, “Diversity in all its forms - from multicultural marketing, to fostering an inclusive work environment - is a very high priority for Interep. We are very proud that Sherman has been chosen for this honor and applaud his efforts to continue to educate advertisers on Urban marketing and the importance of the African-American community within an ever-diversifying population. On behalf of Interep, we congratulate Sherman on this award.

”Interep said that despite this steep increase, short form spots still comprise only about 10% of its total billing, with :30s representing about 7%. This compares to a recent report by BMO Capital Markets stating that 30-second spots comprised 19.9% of total radio commercial time in January 2007.

In addition, several of Interep's clients and partners were also honored. We congratulate the following: 

• Susan Austin, President, Sheridan Gospel Network, Sheridan Broadcasting Corp.
• Darryl Brown, Executive Vice President/GM, ABC Radio Networks
• Rick Caffey Sr., Vice President/General Manager, CBS Radio
• Michael L. Carter, Chairman/CEO, Carter Broadcast Group Inc.
• Dr. Glenn Cherry, Owner/President/CEO, Tama Broadcasting Inc.
• Ronald Davenport Sr., Chairman, Sheridan Broadcasting Corp.
• Ronald Davenport Jr., President/Radio Division, Sheridan Broadcasting Corp.
• Skip Finley, Corporate Vice Chairman, ICBC Broadcast Holdings Inc.
• Earnest James, Sr. Vice President/Market Manager, CBS Radio-Orlando
• Deon Levingston, Vice President/GM, WBLS New York
• Chesley Maddox-Dorsey, President/COO, Access.1 Communications Corp.
• Reggie Rouse, VP/Urban Radio, CBS Radio
• Sydney L. Small, Chairman/CEO, Access.1 Communications Corp.
• Alex Snipe, President/Owner, Glory Communications
• Pierre “Pepe” Sutton, Chairman/CEO, ICBC Broadcast Holdings, Inc.
• Curtis Taylor, CIO, Emmis Communications
• Kevin Wagner, CEO, Urban Radio Broadcasting
• Charles Warfield, President/COO, ICBC Broadcast Holdings Inc.