CONSULTANT                                                                                                       2024-Present

 

Available for consultancy work in all areas of media. Consultations restricted to strategy and the tactical necessities required to minimize risk and maximize the probability of success.  Also available for board positions, from start-ups to realignments, all designed to meet the circumstances and challenges of each specific client. 

 

THE CW TELEVISION NETWORK (CBS / Warner Bros.) |  Burbank, CA            
EVP, Affiliate Relations and Technology                                                                   2012-2023
EVP, General Manager, CW Plus.                                                                              2006-2011

Recruited to increase network distribution and circulation by leveraging the analog to digital television transition.          

•    Converted an existing cable network into national broadcast distribution.
•    Architect of the construction of a regional broadcast distribution platform that spanned one hundred and eleven television markets              across 42 states and five time zones.
•    Orchestrated linear distribution partnerships with broadcast groups and cable. 
•    Consistently increased gross cash flow and operating margins.  
•    Developed financial models and assisted in distribution strategy for all broadcast affiliations.
•    Negotiated affiliations with major broadcast groups.
•    Managed CW Plus 24/7 satellite networks including administration, program acquisition and scheduling, advertising sales and                      physical distribution.
•    Effectuated tactical initiatives designed to broaden the network’s distribution base.
 

 

THE WB TELEVISION NETWORK  (Warner Bros.) |  Burbank, CA                                     EVP and General Manager—WB 100+ Station Group                                          1999-2006 
SVP and General Manager—WB 100+ Station Group                                          1997-1999
   

Created a regional cable network of over one thousand locally branded channels to enable The WB to compete effectively for audience and advertisers on a national basis.  

•    Partnered with IBM to create first-of-its-kind “store and forward” technology to power video distribution 
•    Spearheaded strategic partnerships with cable MSO’s and network affiliated broadcast television stations
•    Successfully managed all aspects of the business including affiliate acquisition, cable carriage (MSO agreements), programming.                  acquisition, advertising sales, promotion and marketing, traffic, operations, accounting and physical distribution.

 

GAME SHOW NETWORK  (Sony Pictures Television) |  Culver City, CA 

SVP, Programming and Operations                                                                          1995-1997 
VP, Operations                                                                                                            1994-1995
   
Engaged as first member of the senior executive team that created GSN.  Developed a new technical launch template for cable networks including guiding the creation of the first serial digital broadcast facility assembled in America by Sony Professional Electronics.  Managed programming, production, on-air marketing, network origination and engineering.

•    Supervised program development including original long-form and live interstitial programming as well as live, interactive audience              participation initiatives. 
•    Co-created a proprietary web component which enabled the first consumer on-line play for “Wheel of Fortune” in partnership with              AT&T.
•    Supervised “Wheel of Fortune: On The Road” arena tour for SPT.
•    Developed long-form primetime specials commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of “The Newlywed Game.”
•    Launched a special production unit which created weekly programming for state lotteries.

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MEDIA GENERAL BROADCAST GROUP  |  Tampa, FL                        
Corporate Director of Programming                                                                        1987-1994 

Directed all program acquisition and scheduling for a group of big 3 network affiliated television stations in Florida and South Carolina. Developed over $1.5M in incremental revenues including licensing station program assets for national cable distribution.

 

EDUCATION

 

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY  |  New Orleans, LA                                                                        
Bachelor of Arts, Communications                                                                                1976

 

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

 

NATPE INTERNATIONAL

(National Association of Television Program Executives)  |  Los Angeles, CA 
Chairman and CEO                                                                                                         1994
Member of the Board of Directors                                                                           1989-1996

Expanded international focus and broadened organizational vision to encompass the emergence of the internet.

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NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES  |  New York, NY
Technology and Engineering Emmy Award (on behalf of Warner Bros. and IBM)                                   2005

Coordinated technical teams that pioneered development of locally integrated and branded content using IP Store and Forward platforms. 

 

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY  |  New Orleans, LA                                                
Den of Distinction Award: Department of Mass Communications                            2014

Honors individuals who have distinguished themselves nationally by a lifetime of extraordinary achievement.                                                         
 

FEATURED SPEAKER  |                                                                               
Indiana University, University of Southern California, Loyola Marymount University,          
Loyola University-New Orleans, Woodbury University