Rex Sorensen

Rex Sorensen (1943 – March 10, 2019) was the chairman and CEO of Sorensen Media Group. He was a founding board member of Air America Radio.[1]

Biography

Sorensen was a graduate of the University of Oregon and was a Certified Public Accountant. Sorensen started his career in Hawaii as a real estate developer. Sorensen then became a media investor and broadcaster in the Pacific. Sorensen was the CEO of Sorensen Media Group, a privately held media and entertainment conglomerate, and the largest broadcast company in the Western Pacific with holdings in television, radio and Internet programming, development, production and broadcasting.

Sorensen died on March 10, 2019, at the age of 73.[2]

Radio

Sorensen began his media broadcasting career in Guam, USA, with News Talk K57, which he began as a music-oriented station in November 1981 and converted to a news talk format in 1985. Subsequent station launches include Northern Mariana Islands contemporary hit station Power 99 in 1992, Guam rhythmic contemporary music station Power 98 in 1993, Northern Marianas rock station The Rock and Guam oldies station The Kat.

Television

Sorensen Media Group moved into television after radio with the launch of Guam station KEQI-LP in 2004. The station became a Fox affiliate September 1, 2005. Guam ABC affiliate KTGM was acquired by Sorensen in November 2005. Sorensen Media Group also operates another ABC affiliate, KPPI-LP (a repeater of KTGM) at Garapan on Saipan.

Air America

Sorensen was a founding board member of Air America Radio[1] as the chairman of Progress Media, the parent company of Air America. However, he resigned from Air America's board in May 2004.[3][4]

Awards
  • 2007: named “Media Mogul” by GU magazine

References
  1. Steinberg, Jacques (2004-03-11). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Liberal Talk Radio Network To Start Up in Three Cities". New York Times. Nonetheless, Mr. Walsh said the effort had support, including an initial investment of more than $20 million provided by several backers, including Evan Cohen, a venture capitalist, and Rex Sorensen, an entrepreneur.
  2. “SMG mourns the passing of Rex Sorensen” from Pacific News Center (Sorensen Media Group) (March 10, 2019)
  3. Cook, John (2004-05-06). "Air America's chairman, vice chairman quit". Chicago Tribune. In yet another sign of trouble for Air America Radio, the liberal talk network's co-founder and chairman Evan Cohen resigned Thursday along with his investment partner and vice chairman Rex Sorensen.
  4. Steinberg, Jacques (2004-05-31). "MEDIA; Office Politics Give Liberal Radio a Rocky Start". New York Times. Less than a month later, Mr. Cohen and Mr. Sorensen, who had previously operated radio stations together in Guam and Saipan, resigned under pressure from the company's other investors.
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