Craig Karmazin
| Craig Karmazin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 11, 1975 Northern New Jersey |
| Residence | Fox Point, Wisconsin |
| Alma mater | B.B.A. Emory University |
| Occupation | GKB Founder/CEO |
| Known for | Founder of Good Karma Brands (GKB) |
| Spouse(s) | Kelli Gabel |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Sharon Karmazin Mel Karmazin |
Craig Karmazin (born July 11, 1975) is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Good Karma Brands (GKB), and the son of Mel Karmazin, CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio and former CEO of Viacom.
Karmazin was born to a Jewish family in northern New Jersey, the son of Sharon and Mel Karmazin. His father is the former chief operating officer of Sirius Satellite Radio and former president and chief operating officer of Viacom. His mother is the retired director of the East Brunswick Library and established the Karma Foundation dedicated to the development and enrichment of Jewish life. He attended Hebrew school. His parents divorced in 1994. His first job was selling bikes at The Sports Authority. He graduated from Emory University with a B.B.A. He has one sister, Dina Leslie Karmazin Elkins (born 1971).
In 1997, Karmazin interned at Infinity-owned WIP in Philadelphia. In 1998, Karmazin founded Good Karma Broadcasting, a sports radio firm in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, 40 miles northeast of Madison, Wisconsin. Karmazin liked the area due to its proximity to the University of Wisconsin campus as well as being in the heart of Green Bay Packer territory. In 1997, he secured a $3.5 million loan from a New York City bank and purchased three radio stations in the Madison area and then went on to purchase more stations in small towns: two in Wisconsin and one in Rockford, Illinois. He then entered larger markets purchasing a station West Palm Beach, Florida and two in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (WAUK-AM and WSSP-AM) where he also purchased the rights to ESPN syndicated programming.
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