Robert Pittman
Robert Pittman
Robert Warren "Bob" Pittman, is an American businessman. Currently Chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia, Inc., a global media and entertainment company, Pittman led the team that created MTV. Pittman joined Clear Channel in November 2010 as an investor and the company’s Chairman of Media and Entertainment Platforms, was named CEO of iHeartMedia in 2012 and was named Chairman in 2013. Clear Channel became iHeartMedia, Inc. in September 2014. Pittman has also been the CEO of MTV Networks, AOL, Six Flags...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth28 December 1953
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