Academy Award winning songwriter Marilyn Bergman has announced she is stepping down as President of US song copyright collecting society ASCAP after fifteen years in the job. Her successor should be elected at the next ASCAP board meeting later this month.
Bergman: "I am grateful to have had the honor of serving as the president and chairman of ASCAP for 15 years, and am exceedingly proud of all that was accomplished during my tenure. I will continue to be a passionate advocate for all music creators through my work on the ASCAP board of directors. But in terms of the presidency itself, I see that now is the right time to step down".