Frances Williams Preston

Nashville music executive

she attended George Peabody College for Teachers. Her plans to teach changed after she took a summer job as a receptionist for radio station WSM in Nashville. Preston, whose early duties included answering fan mail sent to singer-songwriter Hank Williams, began hosting a daily fashion and style program on WSM-TV during her lunch break. She eventually moved into the promotions department. By the time Frances Williams Preston retired as president and chief executive of BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) in 2004, she had been long known as one of the most successful and influential executives in the music industry and a key figure in Nashville's growth as a major music center. Preston's 1962 marriage to Nashville businessman E.J. Preston ended in divorce. She is survived by her three sons, William Kirk Preston, David J. Preston and Donald L. Preston; six grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.

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James C Free	Howard Lawrence Berman, Mary Bono Mack, Christopher B Cannon, Hillary Clinton, John Conyers Jr, Jim Cooper, John Dingell, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Jack Reed, Arlen Specter, Bill Frist, Bob Clement, Fred Dalton Thompson, Sonny Bono, James Ralph Sasser, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bart Gordon, Bob Carr
Thomas Boggs	Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, John Conyers Jr, John Dingell, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Jerry Nadler, Jack Reed, Arlen Specter, Bill Frist, Bob Dole, Jack Bascom Brooks, James Ralph Sasser, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bart Gordon, Bob Carr
Jack Valenti	Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, John Conyers Jr, John Dingell, Dianne Feinstein, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Jerry Nadler, Jack Reed, Arlen Specter, Bill Frist, Sonny Bono, John Glenn, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Jack Bascom Brooks, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Eric N Vitaliano, Bart Gordon, Bob Carr
Alicia W Smith	Howard Lawrence Berman, Mary Bono Mack, Christopher B Cannon, Hillary Clinton, John Conyers Jr, Jim Cooper, John Dingell, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Jerry Nadler, Bill Frist, Sonny Bono, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bart Gordon, Ted Weiss
Daniel C Tate Jr	Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, John Conyers Jr, Jim Cooper, John Dingell, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Jack Reed, Arlen Specter, Bill Frist, Fred Dalton Thompson, James Ralph Sasser, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bart Gordon
Tony Podesta	Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, John Conyers Jr, John Dingell, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Jack Reed, Arlen Specter, Fred Dalton Thompson, James Ralph Sasser, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bart Gordon, Bob Carr, Leadership for the Future
Gerald S J Cassidy	Hillary Clinton, Jim Cooper, John Dingell, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Arlen Specter, John Glenn, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Jack Bascom Brooks, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bart Gordon, Bob Carr, Doug Walgren
David S Steiner	Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, Jim Cooper, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Jerry Nadler, Jack Reed, Linda T Sánchez, Arlen Specter, John Glenn, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, James Ralph Sasser, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee
Michael S. Berman	Hillary Clinton, Jim Cooper, John Dingell, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Bob Clement, John Glenn, Jack Bascom Brooks, James Ralph Sasser, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bob Carr, Doug Walgren
Ben Barnes	Hillary Clinton, Jim Cooper, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Jack Reed, Arlen Specter, John Glenn, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Jack Bascom Brooks, James Ralph Sasser, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bob Carr
Joel Jankowsky	Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, John Conyers Jr, John Dingell, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Jack Reed, Arlen Specter, Jack Bascom Brooks, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bart Gordon, Bob Carr
John A Merrigan	Hillary Clinton, John Conyers Jr, Jim Cooper, John Dingell, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Jack Reed, Arlen Specter, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, James Ralph Sasser, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bob Carr
William H Cable	Howard Lawrence Berman, John Dingell, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Jack Reed, Bob Clement, John Glenn, Jack Bascom Brooks, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bart Gordon, Bob Carr
Ronald M Meyer	Howard Lawrence Berman, Mary Bono Mack, Hillary Clinton, John Conyers Jr, John Dingell, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Jerry Nadler, Jack Reed, Arlen Specter, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee
Amy Rothschild Friedkin	Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Jack Reed, Arlen Specter, Bill Frist, Fred Dalton Thompson, John Glenn, James Ralph Sasser, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee
Maurice Tempelsman	Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, John Conyers Jr, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Jerry Nadler, Jack Reed, Arlen Specter, John Glenn, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee
Steven M Champlin	Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, John Conyers Jr, Jim Cooper, John Dingell, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Jack Reed, Linda T Sánchez, Bob Clement, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bart Gordon, Bob Carr
Vincent M Versage	Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, Jim Cooper, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Jack Reed, Arlen Specter, Bill Frist, John Glenn, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Jack Bascom Brooks, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Eric N Vitaliano, Bob Carr
Claudia James	Howard Lawrence Berman, Christopher B Cannon, Hillary Clinton, John Conyers Jr, Jim Cooper, John Dingell, Dianne Feinstein, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Jerry Nadler, Jack Reed, Linda T Sánchez, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bart Gordon
Norm Brownstein	Howard Lawrence Berman, Hillary Clinton, Jim Cooper, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Jack Reed, Arlen Specter, Bill Frist, James Ralph Sasser, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee

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Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Female
Birthday	Aug 27 '28
Date of death	June 2012

Frances Williams Preston

Nashville music executive

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