Hearst CEO Steven Swartz Tapped for 2017 NAB Show

RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Steven Swartz

Hearst President/CEO Steven Swartz will participate in an executive Q&A during the 2017 NAB Show Opening, Monday, April 24, in Las Vegas. The interview will take place following NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith's "State of the Broadcast Industry" address. Swartz became President/CEO of Hearst in 2013 after serving as Executive VP from 2001 to 2008, President of Hearst Newspapers from 2009 to 2011 and as COO from 2011 to 2013.

"Hearst represents the limitless potential surrounding the convergence of media, entertainment and technology," said NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith. "We look forward to hearing from Mr. Swartz as he shares with NAB Show attendees what it takes to make a diverse media business successful in such fast-paced and innovative times."

Swartz began his career in 1984 as a reporter with The Wall Street Journal after graduating from Harvard. From 1995 to 2000, Swartz was President/CEO of SmartMoney, a magazine venture launched by Hearst and The Wall Street Journal. Under his leadership, SmartMoney won two national magazine awards and was Advertising Age's Magazine of the Year.

Hearst Television owns and operates local television and radio stations serving 26 media markets across 39 states.