Consumer >> Sector Roundtables >> July 23, 2001
JAMES C. GOSS is a Vice President and Senior Research Analyst with
Barrington Research Associates, Inc., and Barrington Asset Management,
Inc. He has more than 30 years of experience in the investment
industry, with the last two decades focused on the media and
entertainment industries. Prior to Barrington, Mr. Goss was with Duff &
Phelps and Nesbitt Burns Securities, where his coverage areas, prior to
taking on media and entertainment industry responsibilities in 1985,
included retailing, consumer finance, lodging, restaurants and oil
services. Mr. Goss is a two-time winner of The Wall Street Journal's
'Best on the Street' analysts survey, once in Cable & Broadcasting and
once in Entertainment. He frequently appears in the media, including
The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Crain's, USA TODAY, various
newspapers and trade publications, Wall Street Week with Fortune, CNBC
and CNN. Mr. Goss received his Bachelor of Arts degree with high honor
in Mathematics from Lewis University and his Master of Business
Administration degree in Finance and Accountancy from the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also holds the Chartered Financial
Analyst designation and has been active in the CFA Institute and its
local affiliate, The Investment Analysts Society of Chicago, having
served as President of the Chicago Society. Profile
ALISSA F. GRAHM is a Media Analyst at William Blair & Company. Prior to
joining William Blair in 1999, she researched companies in radio,
telivision, outdoor advertising, and retail sectors at Banc of America
Securities. Ms. Grahm graduated from Tufts University with a BA in
Economics and holds a MBA from the Tuck School at Dartmouth. She is a
CFA charterholder and a member of the Investment Analysts Society of
Chicago. Profile
the media in general and, specifically, in the radio and TV
broadcasters.
Mr. Goss: I try to look at the specific media
