Bonnie Press

Director

Bonnie Press is formerly Executive Vice President of Katz Media Group, the industry's largest broadcast-based media representative firm. Among her responsibilities was the development of innovative media marketing strategies that position the 4,000 local radio stations, 550 local television stations and hundreds of digital assets represented by Katz Media Group. Ms. Press also oversaw special projects and initiatives for KMG. In One of her key roles is establishing Katz's strategies in securing political and issue-oriented advertising. She also serves as an overall liaison to Katz's agency and advertiser customers and to Katz's represented stations.

Ms. Press has spent more than 34 years in the radio industry. She began her radio career in 1976 after teaching mathematics for a year in New York City high schools. Ms. Press spent eight years at Christal Radio where she was a Research Analyst, Network Account Executive and Network Vice President, Sales Manager. She joined the Katz Radio Group in 1984 as an Account Executive for the Network sales arm, and was promoted to Vice President, Marketing for the Katz Radio Group (KRG) Network the following year.

In 1991, Ms. Press was promoted to Senior Vice President, General Manager of the KRG Sales, and quickly made her mark in the company. In June 1995, Ms. Press helped to launch Katz Dimensions as a division of KRG. In 2004, Dimensions expanded marketing operations and was renamed Katz Advantage. She stepped into her current role in 2010.

Ms. Press is a long time member of The Alliance for Women in Media (AWM). She is a member of The Broadcasters Foundation and serves on the Active International Media Advisory Board. In addition, she has held various prestigious positions for several industry organizations, including Next Generation Radio (Board of Directors). She has been a featured speaker at multiple industry conferences and lectures, including AWRT/AWM Summits, Radio Advertising Bureau, National Association of Broadcasters, Radio Ink-sponsored gatherings and others. Ms. Press was also instrumental in creating Katz Women's Career Summit focusing on career advancement, life-work balance issues and diversity initiatives for industry women. For the last several years, she has been named to the prestigious Radio Ink Magazine, Most Influential Women in Radio listing.

Ms. Press is a graduate of New York University, and holds degrees in mathematics.