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Billboard.com is the Internet arm of Billboard magazine, the world's premier music publication. In addition to a dedicated editorial staff, the site draws upon the vast experience and expertise of the publication's worldwide staff and correspondents to offer news, features, columns and reviews to provide the Internet's most-trusted music information.

Every Thursday, dozens of the Billboard magazine's famous charts of U.S. sales, airplay, downloads and box office grosses are previewed for the public consumption and exploration.

Access to complete version and the full breadth of Billboard's charts is available to subscribers via Billboard.Biz, which also provides breaking news in the music and entertainment industries. Billboard.biz also houses all of the articles printed in each week's magazine, a database of all Billboard articles, reviews, features and special reports dating back to 1991, as well as weekly album, singles and video charts dating back to 1984 and year-end charts dating back to 1946.

Billboard magazine has served the information needs of the entertainment business since 1894. A brief history of Billboard can be found here.

Billboard is the flagship property for the Billboard Information Group, which also consists of Billboard.biz, Billboard.com, Billboard Chart Alert, Billboard Information Network (BIN), Billboard Directories, Billboard Licensing & Events and Billboard Radio Monitor. Billboard's many strategic partners include Fox-TV, Microsoft, mForma, Reuters, Sirius Satellite Radio, Telemundo, Univision Radio, ABC Radio Networks, Azteca America and Billboard sister companies Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.

Billboard is headquartered in New York with bureaus in Boston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville and Washington, D.C., and has editorial correspondents in major cities around the globe. The Group is a unit of VNU Business Media, a worldwide media company that provides specialized publications, electronically delivered data, expositions and marketing services and is owned by VNU Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Netherlands-based VNU, an international publishing and information company.

Staff Bios:

Jonathan Cohen
News/Reviews Editor - Billboard.com

Jonathan grew up in Akron, Ohio, where by age three he was playing several instruments and absorbing all types of music. The Indiana University graduate has anchored Billboard.com's news and reviews section since late 1999 while also contributing regular artist features to Billboard magazine. In the spring of 2005, he took on the additional responsibility of editing the magazine's album reviews page, and in the summer of 2006, was named senior editor of Billboard.

Katie Hasty
Associate Editor - Billboard.com

Katie joined the Billboard team in the summer of 2004 after graduating from Northwestern University. A native Kansan, Katie freelanced for a variety of publications three years prior to her hire at Billboard Radio Monitor magazine as online editor. She joined Billboard.com in August 2005.


Mariel Concepcion

Mariel Concepcion grew up in Harlem, N.Y., and joined Billboard.com in February 2007. The former Vibe online editor graduated from the New School University in 2002 with a B.A. in journalism. Her byline has appeared in such publications as Vibe, Vixen, Scratch, the New York Post, Upscale and Billboard magazine.

Tamara Conniff
Executive Editor and Associate Publisher
Billboard Information Group

Tamara oversees Billboard's print and online editorial and design teams as well as the magazine's industry events. Before joining Billboard in August 2004, she served as the music editor for The Hollywood Reporter and a senior editor for Amusement Business. The daughter of Ray Conniff, Tamara was born and raised in Hollywood, and has written for many publications, including Music Connection, Seconds, The Los Angeles Times and The Boston Globe.








Chief Operating Officer: Greg Farrar
Senior Vice President, Human Resources: Michael Alicea
Senior Vice President, Finance: Derek Irwin
Senior Vice President, Travel, Performance & Marketing Services: William J. Cooke
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Media: Sabrina Crow
Senior Vice President, Film & Performing Arts: John Kilcullen
Senior Vice President, Music & Literary: John Kilcullen
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Planning: Tom Kuczynski
Senior Vice President, Retail: David Loechner
Senior Vice President, eMedia Strategy & Technology: Linda McCutcheon
Senior Vice President, Building Design: Joe Randall
Senior Vice President, Central Services: Mary Kay Sustek
Vice President, Licensing & Events: Howard Appelbaum
Vice President, Marketing Services: Drew DeSarle
Vice President/General Manager, Burrill Life Sciences Media Group, LLC: Zachary Dicker
Vice President, Manufacturing and Distribution: Jennifer Grego
Vice President, Audience Marketing: Joanne Wheatley

Group Editorial Director:
Scott McKenzie

Executive Editor and Associate Publisher:
Tamara Conniff

EDITORIAL:
Deputy Editor:
Bill Werde
Senior Editors:
Jonathan Cohen
Chuck Eddy
International Bureau Chief:
Mark Sutherland
Executive Director of Content and Programming for Latin Music and Entertainment:
Leila Cobo (Miami)
Executive Director of Content and Programming for Touring and Live Entertainment:
Ray Waddell (Nashville)
Executive Director of Content and Programming for Digital/Mobile:
Antony Bruno (Denver)
Special Features Editor:
Thom Duffy
Senior Correspondents:
Susan Butler (Legal & Publishing); Ed Christman (Retail); Brian Garrity (Business); Paul Heine (Radio); Gail Mitchell (R&B); Michael Paoletta (Brand Marketing); Chuck Taylor (Pop); Tom Ferguson (Deputy Global Editor)
Correspondents:
Ayala Ben-Yehuda (Latin); Mike Boyle (Rock); Hillary Crosley (R&B;/Hip-Hop); Todd Martens (Indies); Mitchell Peters; Ken Tucker (Radio) International: Christie Eliezer (Australia); Larry LeBlanc (Canada); Steve McClure (Asia); Wolfgang Spahr (Germany)
Billboard.biz News Editor:
Chris M. Walsh
Global News Editor:
Lars Brandle
Online Editor:
Susan Visakowitz (Radio)
Multimedia Producer:
Rich Kaplinksi
Copy Chief:
Chris Woods
Copy Editor:
Molly Brown
Senior Copy Editor, Special Features:
Wayne Robins
Associate Editor, Special Features:
Evie Nagy
Contributors:
Jim Bessman, Fred Bronson, Juliana Koranteng, Kerri Mason, Dan Ouellette, Deborah Evans Price, Paul Sexton, Christa Titus, Steve Traiman, Anastasia Tsioulcas
Creative Director:
Josh Klenert
Associate Art Director:
Christine Bower
Senior Designer:
Greg Grabowy
Associate Photo Editor:
Amelia Halverson

CHARTS & RESEARCH:
Director of Charts/Senior Analyst:
Geoff Mayfield (L.A.)
Associate Director:
Silvio Pietroluongo
Senior Chart Managers:
Raphael George (R&B/Hip-Hop), Wade Jessen (Bluegrass, Country, Christian, Gospel; Nashville)
Chart Managers:
Bob Allen (Boxscore; Nashville), Keith Caulfield (Cast, Compilations, Digital Albums, Internet, Pop Catalog, Soundtracks; L.A.), Anthony Colombo (Rock, Spotlight Recaps, Video), Mary DeCroce (Blues, Kid Audio; Nashville), Geoff Mayfield (The Billboard 200, Heatseekers; L.A.), Gordon Murray (Comedy, Electronic, Jazz, New Age, Reggae, World), Silvio Pietroluongo (The Billboard Hot 100, Pop 100, Hot Digital Songs), Paul Pomfret (Hits of the World; London), Jose Promis (Latin, Dance; L.A.), Gary Trust (Adult Contemporary, Adult Top 40)
Analyst:
Keith Caulfield
Chart Production Manager:
Michael Cusson
Associate Chart Production Manager:
Alex Vitoulis

PUBLISHING & OPERATIONS:
Publisher:
John Kilcullen
Special Projects Manager:
Kristina Tunzi
Vice President/General Manager:
Andy Bilbao
Digital Brand Manager:
Eric Ward
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