Caroline Beasley is CEO of Beasley Media Group, which owns and operates many radio stations throughout the country. Prior to her role as CEO, Beasley served as interim CEO, EVP, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary. She currently serves as the Joint Board Chair of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Board of Directors and is a past Chairman of the NAB Radio Board. In addition, she is a member of the BMI Board of Directors and the Broadcasters Foundation of America Board of Directors. Beasley has been a director of Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. since she joined the company in 1983.
Beasley has been honored by Radio Ink magazine as “Radio Executive of the Year,” and was named one of the “40 Most Powerful People in Radio” in 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2018. She has been recognized in the magazine’s “Most Influential Women in Radio” listing on an annual basis since 2003. Beasley received the 2016 “Distinguished Service Award” from the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters and was the 2012 recipient of the “Frances Preston Trailblazer Award” from the Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Group (MIW).