Lloyd A. Edwards Managing Partner

A co-founder and Managing Partner of The Lew Edwards Group, Lloyd A. Edwards has a distinguished and diverse career in media, community affairs, and the private sector.
Edwards' media experience includes ownership of San Francisco and Seattle radio stations as well as five years as a Bay Area newscaster with extensive coverage of local politics, the State Legislature, and local affairs.

The former owner of Golden Gate Broadcasting (KMPX-San Francisco), he collaborated with Bay Area community leaders in developing a strong news and public affairs department. While directing Golden Gate, Edwards worked closely with public advocacy groups in retaining the "big band radio" format. He is also the former owner of Northstar Broadcasting (KFOX-Seattle) where he developed a strong news and public affairs presence in the Seattle, Washington area.

An advocate of community-based programming, Edwards is a former member of the Board of Directors of KQED Television, Public Broadcasting; and former Chairman of the PBS Radio Station, which was affiliated with KQED Television.

Edwards was Founder and Chairman of the Board of First Enterprise, a community-oriented Bay Area independent bank specializing in small business and real estate loans. He was formerly on the Board of Directors of the American Bankers Association and the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. His expertise in broadcasting, media, and private business provides Lew Edwards Group clients with valuable insights and strategies for electronic media campaigns, Earned Media deployment, and community affairs outreach and coalition-building.

He has received numerous commendations for his work from the California State Legislature and local elected officials. Formerly an active supporter of the Real Alternative Project for Students and Boardmember of Stiles Hall at the University of California, Berkeley, Edwards also served on the Board of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Foundation, which awards college scholarships to graduating high school students.

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