Marvin Shapiro

Bio

Mr. Shapiro, a VSS Managing Director, concentrates on television and radio broadcasting, cable television, and allied activities. Among his many advisory transactions was the sale of KSTU-TV (Salt Lake City, UT) to FOX Television Stations, the sale of WICS -TV (Springfield, IL) to Guy Gannett Co., the sale of New Jersey Broadcasting Partners to Greater Media, Odyssey Partners’ acquisition of WPCQ-TV (Charlotte, NC) and the formation of Queen City Broadcasting (WKBW-TV, Buffalo, NY), where he was a Director, and Telemundo Group. Additionally, Mr. Shapiro played a key role in the formation of Cable Management Ireland, Broadcasting Partners Holdings, and Spectrum Resources Towers, and served each as a Director. He was directly involved in formation of GoldenState Towers and Riviera Broadcast Group, of which he was a Member of the Board, and is a Director of ITN Networks. Mr. Shapiro joined VSS in 1983 after 22 years at Westinghouse Broadcasting Company (Group W), where as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, he was President-Station Group, a Director, and member of the Executive Committee. He served as both Chairman and a Director of the Television Bureau of Advertising, is a Director ex-officio, and as a Director of the Radio Bureau of Advertising. Mr. Shapiro graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Science degree and completed executive courses at Williams College and Columbia Business School.

Career

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