|
Mr. Robinson founded ECRP and serves as its CEO. He began his radio career in 1971, rising from on-air personality to Operations Manager, moving into sales in 1979, and eventually to station ownership and management. In 1989, Mr. Robinson founded Broadcast Trustee Management, Inc. (BTMI), a firm that consulted senior communications lenders with financially impaired assets in their portfolios. Through BTMI, he was responsible for supervising the management, operation and eventual sale of a group of under-performing radio properties that consisted of more than 18 stations in Arbitron-rated markets 20-150. BTMI enjoyed an estimated average recovery rate of 85 cents on the dollar for clients on stations held in Receivership. He founded ECRP in 1993, after PNC Bank, for which BTMI consulted, contributed a three-station cluster in Columbia, SC as equity. ECRP bought and sold 14 radio stations in small to mid-sized markets from 1993 to 2001. Mr. Robinson has served on the Board of Directors and as a member of the Investment Committee of Broadcast Capital Inc., an SSBIC specializing in investments in radio and television operating companies. His prior professional affiliations include positions at network owned and operated major market radio stations with ABC, CBS, NBC, SJR (now CBS), and Summit Communications. He has been a featured speaker on issues related to sales, marketing, and management for various industry associations, such as the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB). Mr. Robinson earned his B.A. degree in marketing upon graduating from the University of Miami. | 