iHeartMedia’s Bob Pittman Helps Kick Off All Access Audio Summit, in Confab’s First Year Without ‘Radio’ in the Name
Roy Trakin All Access Music, the website started 26 years ago by longtime radio trade publisher Joel Denver, presented its annual confab remotely for the first time, changing the name from All Access Worldwide Radio Summit to All Access Audio Summit, representing not just radio, but streaming and podcasting.In an interview that helped kick off the confab, iHeartMedia Chairman/CEO Bob Pittman made it clear he was down with the switch from a focus purely on the airwaves, agreeing that iHeartMedia is “a true multi-platform company that features digital audio, which has never been hotter.”With last year’s session postponed by the pandemic, this year’s edition, running Wednesday and Thursday, has gone virtual, with $150 admission fee across the