ABOUT STEVE

Steve Warren has been a popular radio personality in New York since 1971. He is the author of the best-selling book on Radio Programming, RADIO: The Book, (Focal Press) and has been a radio professional since the age of 16 in Louisville, KY. After that, it was on to Indianapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Tampa, Dayton, San Antonio, and finally New York.

As Program Director, he managed diverse markets and formats in locales including Indianapolis, Wilmington, Albany, Dayton, and San Antonio with Top 40, Oldies, Country, Talk, Adult standards, and Classical.

Steve projects a fun, entertaining radio personality, with work including hosting events at Radio City Music Hall, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall. He's topical, engaging, funny, and informative, speaking with authority on the contemporary media and entertainment scene. Since 1994, he's been the host/producer of the weekly The Country Oldies Show, syndicated by the Envision Radio Network and since 2007 has been executive producer of his latest project, Chinamerica Hit Radio, a fulltime internet radio station with global listenership, featuring top Chinese pop-contemporary music, hosted in English.

His background includes being an adjunct instructor at the International Academy of Broadcasting in Montreux, Switzerland. He was a prolific and compelling interviewer of radio industry leaders as Radio Editor of Radio Ink Magazine, a respected publication for radio Sales and Management.

From its inception, he designed and implemented five country channels for Sirius Satellite Radio and was the first voice ever broadcast on Sirius (2001), conducting over 100 artist interviews in all genres of music and entertainment. He was also host of "Living with Technology" for Martha Stewart Living on Sirius and more recently has returned to Sirius as News Anchor for Howard 100 News on the Howard Stern Show.

As an actor, he has appeared on TV in episodes of The Sopranos and Law & Order and in feature films Michael Clayton, with George Clooney, Julie Taymor's Beatle music based fantasy, Across the Universe, and It's Complicated, with Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep. On stage, his credits include regional roles in Carnival, Guys and Dolls, and A Christmas Carol, starring John Astin.

Since 1987, Steve has served as President of MOR Media International, Inc. an entrepreneurial media/entertainment company, developing, hosting, and distributing radio programming, station consultation, cable channel development, hospitality and special events, city tours, and theatrical productions. He's advised many international broadcasters on programming issues and is sought after as an advisor, motivator, teacher, and cheerleader for compelling radio programming. His expert knowledge and love of the industry has secured his position as a radio programming authority. He travels thousands of miles annually, speaking to state broadcasting associations, universities, and corporate clients. Since 2002, Steve has presented annual sessions for the NABEF Career fair at both the NAB Radio Show and annual Las Vegas conference and exposition. Food, travel, live theatre, and a few seasonal sports keep him busy, as does living two blocks from Times Square in New York City.