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Karl Lewis is a seasoned media executive with 30+ years of experience in television, advertising, and digital media, including leadership roles at Entercom, AEG Global Partnerships - AXS TV, Current Media/AJAM, Oxygen Media, and Viacom.

Experience

  • Entercom
    • Chicago
    • VP National Client Partnerships
      • Mar 2016 - Present
      • Chicago

      Manage national partnership sales teams in Chicago, Detroit and LA, offering customized, branded entertainment and experiential programs with distribution across a wide array of media platforms including audio (radio/podcast) video and digital.

    • Midwest Sales Consultant
      • May 2015 - Feb 2016
      • Chicago

      Responsible for creating and presenting customized, music based partnership proposals utilizing AEG assets including AXS TV, AEG music festivals (Coachella, NOLA Jazz fest, Stagecoach, et.al.), and AXS.com. Direct Midwest billing responsibility for AXS TV - music focused cable network in 40+ mil ...

    • VP Ad Sales
      • 2009 - Sep 2014
      • Chicago

      Managed digital and television national ad sales teams in Midwest and on West Coast for Current.com and Current TV. Created and negotiated fully integrated, multi-platform, custom content partnerships with Samsung, Ford, Allstate, HP and many others. Utilized Current's pioneering crowd source...

    • SVP Ad Sales
      • Apr 2003 - Dec 2008
      • Chicago

      Managed national TV advertising sales efforts for the Oxygen network prior to the NBCU acquisition. Based in Chicago - responsible for sales teams and client partnerships throughout the Midwest including Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, Minneapolis, et al. and all West Coast ad markets.

    • SVP Ad Sales
      • Sep 1984 - Dec 2002

      Multiple national advertising sales and managerial positions in three offices - NY, Chicago, Detroit - representing all MTV Networks/Viacom cable brands. Most recent position was Chicago based, with LA, Chicago and Detroit office oversight, responsible for $100 mil+ annual revenue and 25+ team me...

Education

  • Michigan State University - The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management
  • Western Michigan University

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