Red Zebra Broadcasting

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Red Zebra Broadcasting
Type Private company
Founded 2006
Headquarters Silver Spring, MD
Key people Bruce Gilbert, CEO
Industry Entertainment, Advertising
Products radio
Website www.redzebrabroadcasting.com

Red Zebra Broadcasting is a media company based in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The primary investors in Red Zebra are Daniel Snyder, better known as the owner of the Washington Redskins football franchise, and Dwight Schar, a minority owner of the team. Both are members of the parent company’s Board of Directors, but have no operating role in the company.[1] Bruce Gilbert, former general manager of ESPN Radio, was named chief executive officer of Red Zebra in March 2007, replacing Bennett Zier. [2]

The "Red Zebra" name came after Daniel Snyder asked his original CEO, Bennett Zier, to name the new broadcasting company anything he wanted. Zier opened with Blue Zebra Broadcasting, an idea inspired by his nickname and initials. Snyder explained that "blue was the enemy. Cowboys. Giants," but he came back with a counteroffer: Red Zebra, a name that gave a little inside tribute to the team (Redskins), but still retained the hat tip to Zier's idea. [3]

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[edit] History

Red Zebra Broadcasting was born in January 2006 as a family of radio stations in the Washington D.C. area.

In June and July of 2006, Red Zebra expanded it's reach within Virginia, by announcing it had just completed acquisitions of stations in the Virginia Beach and Richmond, VA areas. [4] [5]

On June 4, 2008; The Washington Business Journal confirmed that Red Zebra made an agreement to purchase three of Clear Channel Communications radio stations in the Washington D.C. cluster. The sale is approved and Red Zebra is expected to takeover the following radio stations on July 1, 2008: WTEM Sports Talk 890; WTNT AM 570; and WWRC Progressive Talk 1260.[6]


[edit] Businesses

Red Zebra has committed to identifying, purchasing, and running broadcast properties, including radio, television, and the Internet.

[edit] Radio

Red Zebra currently owns and operates three Washington, D.C. area radio stations (WXTR 730-AM, WWXT 92.7-FM, & WWXX 94.3-FM). These stations serve collectively as the flagship for the Redskins Radio Network. Red Zebra also owns the ESPN Radio all-sports station in Richmond, VA, (WXGI 950-AM), and the Fox Sports Radio affiliate in Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA, heard on (WXTG 102.1-FM) in Virginia Beach and on (WXTG 1490 AM) in Hampton, VA. All six Red Zebra stations are part of the Redskins Radio Network.

Redskins Radio is the Official Play-by-Play and home to the Washington Redskins. Commentators on gameday include Hall of Famers Sam Huff and Sonny Jurgenson, plus Larry Michael. Not only does Redskins Radio carry Redskins games, but they also broadcast Mike and Mike in the Morning and The John Riggins Show.

[edit] Corporate governance

Current members of the board of directors of Red Zebra Broadcasting are: Daniel Snyder, Dwight Schar, Mark Shapiro,

[edit] Top executives

Daniel Snyder
company founder, primary investor;
Mark Shapiro
chairman;
Bruce Gilbert
chief executive officer;


Sources: [7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Press Release (retrieved June 5, 2008)
  2. ^ Biz Journal (retrieved June 5, 2008)
  3. ^ Article (retrieved June 5, 2008)
  4. ^ Richmond Purchase(retrieved June 5, 2008
  5. ^ VA Beach Purchase (retrieved June 5, 2008)
  6. ^ Radio-Info.com News (retrieved June 4, 2008)
  7. ^ Article. Washington Post. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.</ref}}
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