As President and Chief Executive Officer, Lebow leads Internet Broadcasting’s strategic direction by focusing on building, distributing and monetizing innovative products, creating win-win partnerships with customers and generating revenue for partners and the network. IB’s Local Media Network is growing under Lebow’s leadership.
Lebow has an extensive track record of leadership in media. As Executive Vice President and General Manager of AOL Media Networks, he helped create and execute the strategy that transformed AOL from a dialup Internet service provider into a consumer Web portal. Lebow oversaw several key areas of AOL’s business, including Local Search, Cityguide, MapQuest and eCommerce operations. He focused on user experience, revenue strategy and development of consumer applications. Lebow also played a key role in launching AOL.com as a free content portal.
Before joining AOL, Lebow held leadership positions with various media companies. He was Senior Vice President of Emmis Communications, a media company with radio, television, and magazine divisions. Lebow oversaw several radio markets and created several innovative research breakthroughs.
Lebow was Executive Vice President for the western region and Chief Operating Officer for product and strategy at AMFM/Chancellor Media (now Clear Channel Communications). He oversaw station operations in the western United States and was responsible for format and product direction in all the company’s radio markets. In 1994, Lebow founded Rating Point Management, a premier ratings analysis research company for the radio industry. AMFM bought this technology in 1997.
Lebow graduated from the Ithaca College School of Communications in 1983 with a degree in broadcast communications management.
Lebow and his family reside in Westport, Conn.