Meredith Beal

Meredith Beal, Chairman of Lasting Value Broadcasting Group, is a media owner in the United
States and a master media consultant with the African Media Initiative (AMI). He leads a multicountry
project to improve business management practices at media organizations in Africa,
creating new revenue streams and developing sustainable business models that can be replicated
at media organizations across the continent. Beal mentored a number of African media
organisations, helping them monetize mobile and online news services. He has organized
international mentors for newspapers across Africa. He is a former Knight International
Journalism Fellow, a RIAS Berlin Fellow and a National Association of Broadcasters (USA) BLT
Fellow.

Beal has held positions ranging from talk show host, network implementation specialist and
software engineer to Editor-and-Chief of major magazines and trade journals, music producer,
reporter for media giants like the Los Angeles Times and record company executive.
Before Dell, Beal was Director of Marketing for Motown Records. His experiences in the
broadcasting and music industries, technology, journalism, desktop publishing and web design
make him an excellent resource for learning how to take advantage of the new media landscape.