Greg
Obata, CEO - World Class Media
Greg
Obata is currently starting a new company in the media,
marketing and production field utilizing his 25+ years in
broadcast sales, marketing and management. He plans on
building the company the old fashioned way with, results,
trust, great communication, exceptional service and some
fun.
Greg’s last project position was the role of Sr. Director
of Corporate Operations for the Water Channel (MCE
Television Networks), a new direct satellite/cable network
that caters to the water enthusiast (boating, fishing,
scuba, resorts, etc.). The Water Channel is on the DISH
network with offices in Everett and Fremont/Seattle.
Prior to moving back to Seattle in late 2004, Obata was the
General Sales Manager at Meredith Television’s new flagship
duopoly KPTV/FOX and KDPX/UPN in Portland, OR. He was
responsible for consolidating and re-structuring the
Local/National/Regional Sales, Traffic, Research and
Marketing departments. Obata was named the Chief Operating
Officer for Streamopolis, Inc., a multi-media company in
2000. Streamopolis, Inc. subsidiaries include a publishing
division, syndicated radio talk network and website that
currently serves the California gardening market. The
company went through a merger in 2001 and currently does
it’s business in San Diego.
In 1992, Obata became the General Sales Manager for KCPQ,
Kelly/Tribune’s flagship FOX television station in Seattle,
WA. He led the station to 7 straight years of revenue and
market share growth. KCPQ is where Greg spent his early
sales years as Sr. Account Executive handling major
agencies and developing TV campaigns for new and
established clients. Prior to KCPQ in 1989, Obata was the
Vice President/Director of Sales for Major Market
Radio/Interep, Los Angeles, one of the nation’s largest
radio representative companies. His team at MMR represented
200+ radio stations and Obata was responsible for West
Coast station solicitation.
Obata received his bachelor’s degree in Communications at
the University of Washington in 1979, and has graduated
from the Broadcast Sales Management Program at the Wharton
School of Business 1991. He was a full time Summer Intern
at the Seattle Times (display) in 1980 and served as
Business Manager for the UW Daily in 1979.
Obata serves or has served on the Board of Directors for
Special Olympics of WA (EC), Boys and Girls Clubs of KING
County (EC), Nikkei Concerns (EC), Seattle Area Youth at
Risk and Board of Trustees for the U of W Alumni
Association He has also served on committees for the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Seattle Downtown Association,
Sports and Events Council, Seattle/Portland/Los Angeles
Advertising Federations, LATRA and the FOX Sales Advisory
Council.
Greg currently resides in Seattle with his wife Katrina and
son Rovel.
He enjoys working out (tennis, running, basketball),
traveling, movies, collecting sports memorabilia and
playing ball with Rovel.
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