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Apr 11, 1959 Carlisle, England, United Kingdom Died on 01 Jun 2019 (aged 60)
British radio executive, consultant and presenter
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John Myers Radio Executive - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About John Myers Radio Executive
- John Myers (11 April 1959 – 1 June 2019) was a British radio executive, consultant and presenter.
- He was Chairman of the UK Radio Academy Awards, The Commercial Radio Awards and owner of Myers Media.
- Myers developed the Century Radio brand for Border Radio Holdings in the early 1990s, launching two more stations later in the decade.
- He presented programmes under the pseudonym "John Morgan".
- He then became Chief executive of GMG Radio, developing the Real Radio, Smooth Radio and Rock Radio brands and overseeing GMG Radio's acquisition of the Century network from GCap Media.
- He served as Chief executive of The Radio Academy from April 2011 until June 2012 and the founding Chairman of TeamRock, retiring in May 2016. In 2009, he was asked by the Labour Government to produce a report on the future of local radio in the UK ("The Myers Report") which was published by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in April 2009.
- A number of his recommendations were taken up by the Digital Economy Act 2010, leading to, amongst others, mergers within the Heart and Smooth Radio networks.
- Myers reviewed efficiencies at four BBC radio stations during the first quarter of 2011 and, in late 2011, began reviewing BBC Local Radio stations in response to the Delivering Quality First cuts.
