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Robert Pittman
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Robert Pittman

American businessman

Robert Warren Pittman (born December 28, 1953) is an American businessman. Pittman was the CEO of MTV Networks and the cofounder and programmer who led the team that created MTV, and is the CEO of iHeartMedia and the cofounder of Casa Dragones Tequila.2

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Born Dec 28, 1953.1

About

Pittman joined iHeartMedia's predecessor company Clear Channel in November 2010 as an investor and the company's Chairman of Media and Entertainment Platforms, was named CEO in 2011 and chairman in 2013. Pittman led Clear Channel's transformation into iHeartMedia, Inc. in September 2014 to reflect its new multiplatform business and expanded mission. Pittman has also been the former chairman and CEO of Clear Channel Outdoor, CEO of AOL Networks, Six Flags Theme Parks, Quantum Media, Century 21 Real Estate and Time Warner Enterprises, and COO of America Online, Inc. and AOL Time Warner.

Pittman has also been a radio and TV programmer, marketer, investor and media entrepreneur who has had multiple careers in a number of consumer-focused industries. In giving him its first 'Media Visionary" award, advertising publication Adweek referred to him as a "jack of all media" and former MTV executive Tom Freston referred to him as "the wonder boy of branding".

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Companies

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

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Recent filings

  • May 18, 2026Shares withheld for tax 554,965 shares at $5.18 of iHeartMedia19
  • May 18, 2026Returned to company 302,138 shares at $5.18 of iHeartMedia19
  • May 18, 2026Shares withheld for tax 226,630 shares at $5.18 of iHeartMedia19
  • May 18, 2026Exercised options 528,768 shares of iHeartMedia19
  • Mar 9, 2026Bought 16,349 shares at $2.97 of iHeartMedia20
  • Mar 5, 2026Bought 32,468 shares at $3.25 of iHeartMedia21
  • Feb 25, 2026Shares withheld for tax 50,004 shares at $3.17 of iHeartMedia22
  • Feb 25, 2026Returned to company 146,659 shares at $3.17 of iHeartMedia22
  • Feb 25, 2026Shares withheld for tax 110,008 shares at $3.17 of iHeartMedia22
  • Feb 25, 2026Exercised options 256,667 shares of iHeartMedia22
  • Feb 20, 2026Shares withheld for tax 53,621 shares at $3.61 of iHeartMedia23
  • Feb 20, 2026Returned to company 173,150 shares at $3.61 of iHeartMedia23
  • Feb 20, 2026Shares withheld for tax 129,878 shares at $3.61 of iHeartMedia23
  • Feb 20, 2026Exercised options 303,028 shares of iHeartMedia23
  • Feb 17, 2026Granted 500,000 shares of iHeartMedia24
  • Feb 17, 2026Granted 278,298 shares of iHeartMedia24
  • Feb 17, 2026Granted 949,306 shares of iHeartMedia24
  • Aug 14, 2025Bought 117,371 shares at $2.19 of iHeartMedia25
  • May 18, 2025Returned to company 80,624 shares at $1.24 of iHeartMedia26
  • May 18, 2025Shares withheld for tax 60,475 shares at $1.24 of iHeartMedia26
  • May 18, 2025Exercised options 141,099 shares of iHeartMedia26
  • May 15, 2025Bought 200,000 shares at $1.22 of iHeartMedia27
  • Mar 4, 2025Bought 200,000 shares at $1.60 of iHeartMedia28
  • Feb 25, 2025Returned to company 146,659 shares at $2.20 of iHeartMedia26
  • Feb 25, 2025Shares withheld for tax 110,007 shares at $2.20 of iHeartMedia26

Early life and education

Early life

The son of a Methodist minister, Pittman was born in Jackson, Mississippi, but raised in Hattiesburg and Brookhaven, where he attended Brookhaven High School and became a radio announcer at age 15 to earn money for flying lessons. He was an announcer in a number of cities and then successfully programmed radio stations in Pittsburgh, Chicago (WMAQ AM 670 and WKQX FM) and finally at the NBC flagship station, WNBC (AM), in New York when he was 23. He also produced and co-hosted a music video and news show in 1978 that ran on NBC's O&O Television stations. He learned to fly and has been a pilot for almost 50 years: He now has over 6,000 flight hours, currently holds an Airline Transport Pilot's license for airplanes, and is rated for helicopters and three types of jets.

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Career

Occupation: businessperson.6

Personal life

  • BornDec 28, 1953, Jackson7
  • CitizenshipUnited States8
  • SpouseSandy Hill 1979 to 19979

Pittman married Sandy Hill, a merchandise editor at Mademoiselle, in July 1979; they divorced in 1997. They have one son. Pittman married Veronique Choa in 1997. Divorced in 2024, they have two children.

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