Music Wire: Paul Wientrab of the Chicago Tribune puts our Roger Ames EMI worries to rest
Published: Thursday, March 08, 2007
We have been publicly voicing our support for a Roger Ames lead EMI. Some of our readers have posted comments supporting our opinion but we have been a little impatient with the whole thing. We thought Roger Ames would have been sitting as the head of EMI by now but according to Paul Wientrab of the Chicago Tribune, our wishes will become reality in the near future and he sounds confident about it too. He even knows that former EMI Chief Alain Levy is living it up in Maui and David Munns is skiing in Aspen. He also shot Warner Music Group's Edgar Bronfman Jr's dreams to hell by stating that EMI is leaning towards selling out to private investors. Hey Paul, we are convinced now, and thanks for the info and yes you were on the ball. But what a potty mouth that Alain Levy has huh?Read Paul's Comments after the click CONTINUE... I was very accurate about Andy getting fired, as well as that antics of the senior staff at EMI. As we stated last time, Eric wants Roger, yet Roger is sitting on the sidlines until Eric is fired by June. He has 6 months, as per the Board of Directors.Let me paint a clear and accurate picture, so that you know how precise I am. Alain and David were called to London in January, and cars were waiting for them to take them to the airport from NY to London. They flew to London, went to the Board meetings, presented their budgets and forecasts as well as the Virgin/Capitol merger, and then they were fired. Alain told Eric "Fuck off" and they both walked out.Alain is currently in Maui and David is skiing in Aspen. Roger is in New York this week of March 5th and meeting with Eric - who is in Manhattan as well. However, Roger "will not take the helm" for 2 reasons. 1st - his wife will divorce him if he moves here. 2nd - he might as well wait for Eric to be fired and then take the helm.Fortress Investments is hoovering and Private Equity seems the way that this story is going to head. Warner will eventually buy the Recorded music label, yet Fortress will purchase EMI, spin off the publishing arm back to Bandier and then sell off the Recorded music divsision. Eric turned down Warner because he knew his job would be over at that point. The Board supported him. Fortress will come in at 240 pence. What other details would you like to see or hear? Labels: MusicWire |



Comments on "Music Wire: Paul Wientrab of the Chicago Tribune puts our Roger Ames EMI worries to rest"
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JournoJunkie said ... (3:27 PM) :
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Paul Wientraub said ... (11:44 AM) :
post a commentfunny that...i am a journalism junkie and don't know anyone at the chicago trib called paul wientrab. none of my chicago newspaper cronies have ever heard of him. not even as a freelancer.
So i guess we were right the first time
Don't you folks read what I wrote? Hey Journalism junkie and Shomari HInes, everything I have said, has happened. And I told all of you - - Roger will not take the position while Eric is still at EMI. Geez.
I told you. I told you.
Roger Ames is now the CEO of EMI music. You will see it announced tomorrow, 27/04/2007 Friday. It is official and all of the naysayers can pound salt.