CMA Board of Directors Honors John Esposito, Frank Bumstead

Pictured (L-R): John Esposito, CMA Board President and incoming Chairman, and President and CEO of Warner Music Nashville; Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer; Frank Bumstead, CMA Board Chairman and Chairman of Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc. Photo: Christian Bottorff/CMA

The CMA Board of Directors has recognized outgoing CMA Chairman Frank Bumstead and current President and incoming 2016 CMA Chairman John Esposito for their tireless volunteer service. Bumstead and Esposito were presented the crystal gavel and globe, respectively. The presentation was made by CMA Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern at the CMA Board meeting on Wednesday in Nashville.

In addition, ABC Senior Vice President of Alternative Series, Specials, and Late-Night Programming Rob Mills addressed the CMA Board of Directors on Tuesday (Dec. 1) during the quarterly Board meeting at the Omni Hotel in Nashville. Mills was joined by Robert Deaton, Executive Producer of CMA’s television programming, for a panel moderated by Trahern.

The group discussed ABC promotion, synergy, ratings, and future aspirations for CMA’s three primetime TV properties – the CMA Awards, CMA Country Christmas, and CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock. ABC will be the network home of all of CMA’s television programs through 2021.

Pictured (L-R) Robert Deaton, Executive Producer of CMA television properties; Rob Mills, ABC Senior Vice President of Alternative Series, Specials, and Late-Night Programming; Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Office. Photo: Christian Bottorff/CMA