Liggins & Robinson Join BMI Board
• BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced the appointments of Alfred C. Liggins, III (left), CEO of Urban One, Inc., & Chairman and CEO of TV One, LLC, and Craig Robinson (right), EVP & Chief Diversity Officer for NBCUniversal, to the BMI Board of Directors, effective April 1.
“We’re very pleased to welcome Alfred Liggins and Craig Robinson to the BMI Board of Directors,” said Caroline Beasley, Chairman of the BMI Board of Directors & CEO of Beasley Media Group, LLC. “Both Alfred and Craig have achieved incredible success at their respective companies, and they each bring innovative leadership, unique perspectives, and key expertise that will make them invaluable additions to the Board. The entire Board looks forward to working together with Alfred and Craig as we continue our mission to protect and grow the value of our songwriters’, composers’ and music publishers’ creative work.”
Mr. Liggins is the son and business partner of Catherine L. Hughes, BMI Board Director and Founder & Chairperson of Urban One, Inc. Ms. Hughes, who has been a BMI Board member for 19 years, will remain in her position on the BMI Board until October of this year, when her role will change to Honorary Director.
In addition to Ms. Beasley and Ms. Hughes, BMI’s current Board of Directors includes Michael J. Fiorile, Presiding Director of the BMI Board of Directors and former Chairman & CEO, Dispatch Broadcast Group; Mike O’Neill, President & CEO, BMI; Greg Ashlock, President, iHeartMedia Markets Group; Susan Davenport Austin, CFO, Grace Church School; Amador Bustos, President & CEO, Bustos Media Holdings, LLC; Rebecca Campbell, Chairman, International Operations & Direct-to-Consumer, The Walt Disney Company; Bill Hoffman, President, Hoffman Communications, Inc. and retired President, Cox Media Group; Paul Karpowicz, Retired President, Meredith Local Media Group; Jerome L. Kersting, former President, Tribune Broadcasting and past EVP/CFO, Clear Channel Radio; Dave Lougee, President & CEO, TEGNA, Inc.; Ginny Morris, VP, Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. and Chair & CEO, Hubbard Radio, LLC; Mark Pedowitz, Chairman & CEO, The CW Network; Neil Smith, President, GNS Media, LLC; Perry Sook, Chairman, President & CEO, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. and Philip A. Jones, Honorary Director, BMI Board of Directors and retired President, Meredith Corporation Broadcast Group. [Liggins photo courtesy of Urban One; Robinson photo courtesy of NBCUniversal]
