By Demian Russian
Lon Levin, the Cofounder of XM Satellite Radio and current President of SkySevenVentures, will be the special guest on tonight’s Playground Radio program. Mr Levin will be discussing his early days founding XM Satellite Radio as well as share his thoughts on Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) and the radio space today.
Lon Levin is an executive and entrepreneur with over 25 years’ experience in space, new media, and telecommunications industries. Lon is President of SkySevenVentures, which works with, helps manage, and invests in new technology companies. Lon is the cofounder of XM Satellite Radio and played an integral role in the formation and development of other satellite, media, and wireless companies including Mobile Satellite Ventures, XM Canada, Motient Corporation, American Mobile Satellite Corporation, Sentinel Satellite, Slacker Radio, and TerreStar. Lon is Senior Advisor to Blue Ridge Networks, a cyber security company. Before his corporate career, Lon was a partner in the law firm of Gurman, Kurtis, Blask & Freedman, where he specialized in space, satellite, media, and wireless matters. Lon holds three communication satellite patents. Lon is a member of the DoD Defense Business Board and the NASA Commercial Space Advisory Subcommittee. Lon is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Space Foundation and serves on the Board of Directors of the Planetary Society and the Board of Governors of the National Space Society. He was a founding board member of the Satellite Industry Association and was its co-chairperson from 1996-98. Lon was inducted along with his satellite radio colleagues into the Space Foundation Technology Hall of Fame in 2002.
Mr. Levin will be interviewed by Satellite Radio Playground’s Demian Russian. Following tonight’s special guest interview, a discussion of all of the latest news in the world of Sirius XM Satellite Radio will follow. Listeners can join the live discussion by dialing (347) 934-0239. Read More
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