Randy Michaels

Who is Randy Michaels?

Randy Michaels is an American broadcasting executive and a member of the National Association of Broadcasters TV Board.

Randy Michaels has been involved in large market radio broadcasting since the early 1970s, first in front of the mike as evening personality at adult contemporary WGR in Buffalo. He later moved into management, and was CEO of Jacor Communications in the 1990s selling to Clear Channel in 1999 and remaining there as CEO until 2002. Early in 2005, Michaels began working with Oak Hill Capital partners on acquisition opportunities, culminating in the creation of Local TV LLC, a company that acquired nine local network-affiliated television stations formerly owned by The New York Times Company. In early 2007, Michaels became CEO of the company. On December 22, 2007, Local TV announced it was acquiring eight large market stations from Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.

On December 20, 2007 Michaels became executive vice president of the Chicago-based Tribune Company and chief executive officer of Interactive and Broadcasting operations as part of the management restructuring following the consummation of the Tribune Company privatization transaction.