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Notable media industry executives
Advertising and public relations
Alvin Achenbaum (1925–2016), advertising executive, co-founder of Achenbaum and Associates, founder of the
Achenbaum Institute of Marketing
[1]
[2]
David R. Altman (1915–2000), co-founder of the Altman, Stoller, Weiss advertising agency
[3]
Edward Bernays (1891–1995), Austrian-born pioneer in the field of
public relations and
propaganda
[4]
[5]
William Bernbach (1911–1982), co-founder of international advertising agency
Doyle
Dane Bernbach (now
DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc. )
[6]
[7]
Milton H. Biow (1892–1976), advertising executive, founder of the Biow Company
[8]
[3]
Maxwell Dane (1906–2004), co-founder of international advertising agency
Doyle Dane
Bernbach (now
DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc. )
[3]
[6]
David Deutsch (1929–2013), founder of
Deutsch, Inc.
[3] (later led by his son,
Donny (1957–); sold to
IPG in 2000)
[9]
[10]
Daniel Edelman (1920–2013), founder of PR firm
Edelman, Inc. (now led by his son,
Richard (1954–)
[11]
Alvin Eicoff (1921–2002), founder of
A. Eicoff & Company , inventor of
direct response television (DRTV) advertising
[12]
[13]
[14]
Arthur C. Fatt (1905–1999), advertising executive at the
Grey Advertising Agency
[3]
[15]
Lee Garfinkel (1955–), advertising executive, founder of the Garfinkel Group
[16]
Al Fleishman (1905–2002), co-founder of PR and marketing agency
FleishmanHillard Inc.
[17]
[18]
Monroe Green (1904–1996), advertising director of
The New York Times
[3]
Michael Kempner (1958–), founder of PR firm
MWWPR
[19]
Julian Koenig (1921–2014), co-founder of advertising agency
Papert Koenig Lois
[3]
Albert Lasker (1880–1952),
Prussian -born advertising pioneer, owner of the Lord & Thomas advertising agency (now
Foote, Cone & Belding ) and
MLB 's
Chicago Cubs
[20]
Norman B. Norman (1914–1991), advertising executive, co-founder of the Norman, Craig & Kummel agency (later renamed to NCK Organization)
[3]
Shirley Polykoff (1908–1998), early female advertising executive
[8]
[21]
Randall Rothenberg , CEO of
iab.
[22]
Howard J. Rubenstein (1932–2020), founder of
public relations firm Rubenstein Associates
[23]
Marian Salzman (1959–), advertising and PR executive, CEO of
Havas PR North America , co-founder of
Cyberdialogue
[24]
Rich Silverstein (1949–), co-founder of advertising agency
Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (GSP)
[25]
Joseph Spiegel (1840–1914), German-born founder of direct marketing and catalog company
Spiegel ; member of the
Spiegel family
[26]
Carl Spielvogel (1928–2021), founder of marketing and advertising communications company
Backer & Spielvogel
[27]
Herbert D. Strauss (1909–1973), advertising executive at the
Grey Advertising Agency
[3]
Ken Sunshine (1948–), founder of
Sunshine Sachs Consultants
[28]
Linda Kaplan Thaler (1951–), advertiser, founder of the Kaplan Thaler Group (now
Publicis New York ) and Kaplan Thaler Productions
[29]
[3]
Ronn Torossian (1974–), founder of
5W Public Relations (5WPR)
[30]
[31]
Lawrence Valenstein (1899–1982), co-founder of the
Grey Group
[32]
Lester Wunderman (1920–2019), founder of
Wunderman, Inc. , creator of modern-day
direct marketing and inventor of the toll-free
1-800 number
[33]
Jordan Zimmerman (1955/56–), founder of Zimmerman Advertising, former co-owner of
NHL 's
Florida Panthers
[34]
[35]
[36]
Sergio Zyman (1945–), Mexican-American marketing executive, founder of the
Zyman Group
[37]
Music industry
Herb Abramson (1916–1999), founder of
Atlantic Records
[38]
Berle Adams (1917–2009), co-founder of
Mercury Records and senior executive at
MCA
[39]
[40]
Lou Adler (1933–), co-founder of
Dunhill Records , co-owner of
West Hollywood 's
Roxy Theatre
[41]
Moses Asch (1905–1986), Polish-born co-founder of
Folkways Records
[42]
[43]
Irving Azoff (1947–), chairman and CEO of
Azoff MSG Entertainment , founder of
Giant Records , co-founder of the
Oak View Group , former chairman of
MCA Inc. and
Ticketmaster
[44]
Marty Bandier (1941–), CEO of
Sony/ATV , former chairman and CEO of
EMI Music Publishing
[45]
Emile Berliner (1851–1929), German-born co-founder of
RCA Records
[46]
Miriam Bienstock (1923–2015), former senior executive at
Atlantic Records
[47]
Jerry Blaine (1910–1973), co-founder of
Jubilee Records
[48]
Scott Samuel "Scooter" Braun (1981–), founder of
School Boy Records ,
RBMG Records ; manager of
Justin Bieber ,
Ariana Grande
[49]
Edgar Bronfman Jr. (1955–), former CEO of
Warner Music Group (WMG); member of the
Bronfman family
[50]
Leonard (1917–1969) and
Phil Chess (1921–2016), Polish-born founders of
Chess Records ; members of the
Chess family
[51]
Lew Chudd (1911–1998), Canadian-born founder of
Imperial Records
[52]
[53]
Alan N. Cohen (1930–2004), former
VP of Warner Communications (now
WarnerMedia ), and (co-)owner of
NBA 's
Boston Celtics and the
New York Knicks
[54]
Lyor Cohen (1959–),
Israeli-American co-founder of
300 Entertainment , former president of
Def Jam Recordings
[55]
Clive Davis (1932–), former president of
Columbia Records , founder of
Arista Records, Inc. and
J Records
[56]
[57]
Ron Fair , former president of record labels
A&M ,
Geffen ,
Virgin and senior
artists and repertoire executive at
RCA ,
Chrysalis ,
EMI
[58]
Leo Feist (1869–1930), founder of music publishing firm
Leo Feist, Inc.
[59]
Jason Flom (1961–), founder of
Lava Music, LLC , former chairman and CEO of
Atlantic Records
[60]
[61]
Milt Gabler (1911–2001), founder of
Commodore Records
[62]
David Geffen (1943–), founder of
Geffen Records and
DGC Records , co-founder of
Asylum Records
[63]
[64]
Jody Gerson (1961–), chairman of the
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG)
[65]
Joe Glaser (1896–1969), founder of the Associated Booking Corporation, manager of
Louis Armstrong and
Billie Holiday
[66]
[67]
Daniel Glass , founder of
Glassnote Records
[68]
George Goldner (1918–1970), co-founder of record labels
Tico ,
Gee ,
Rama ,
End ,
Gone ,
Roulette ,
Red Bird and
Blue Cat
[69]
Richard Gottehrer (1940–), co-founder of music and entertainment company
The Orchard
[70]
Norman Granz (1918–2001), founder of
Clef Records ,
Norgran Records ,
Verve Records and
Pablo Records
[71]
Al Green , founder of
National Records
[72]
Irving Green (1916–2006), co-founder of
Mercury Records
[73]
Florence Greenberg (1913–1995), founder of record labels
Tiara ,
Scepter , Hob, and
Wand
[74]
[75]
Jerry Heller (1940–2016), co-founder of
Ruthless Records ; known for launching West Coast's
gangsta rap movement
[76]
[77]
Jac Holzman (1931–), founder of
Elektra Records and
Nonesuch Records
[78]
Orrin Keepnews (1923–2015), co-founder of
Riverside Records and
Milestone Records
[79]
Don Kirshner (1934–2011), music publisher and promoter who co-founded
Aldon Music
[80]
[81]
Allen Klein (1931–2009), founder of
ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. , former manager of
the Rolling Stones
[82]
Lester Koenig (1917–1977), founder of
Contemporary Records
[83]
Michael Lang (1944–), music promoter, founder of Just Sunshine Records, and co-creator of the
Woodstock Music & Art Festival
[84]
[85]
[86]
Morris Levy (1927–1990), co-founder of
Roulette Records
[87]
[88]
Goddard Lieberson (1911–1977), British-born former president of
Columbia Records and the
RIAA
[89]
Alfred Lion (1908–1987), German-born co-founder of
Blue Note Records
[90]
Avery and
Monte Lipman , founders of
Republic Records (owns
Young Money Entertainment ,
Cash Money Records )
[91]
Herman Lubinsky (1896–1974), founder of
Savoy Records
[90]
Lee Magid (1926–2007), record producer
[90]
Fred Mendelsohn (1917–2000), former president of
Savoy Records
[90]
Lewis Merenstein (1934–2016), record producer
[92]
Doug Morris (1938–), chairman of
Sony Music Entertainment , former chairman and CEO of the
Universal Music Group , founder of
Big Tree Records
[93]
Jerry Moss (1935–), co-founder of
A&M Records
[94]
[95]
Syd Nathan (1904–1968), founder of
King Records
[96]
Guy Oseary (1972–), Israeli-American CEO of
Maverick , co-founder of
Maverick Management ; manager of
Madonna ,
U2
[97]
Mo Ostin (1927–2022), record executive at
Verve ,
Reprise Records ,
Warner Bros. Records , and
DreamWorks
[98]
Lou Pearlman (1954–2016), record producer, founder of
Trans Continental Records ; manager/creator of
the Backstreet Boys and
NSYNC
[99]
[100]
Randy Phillips (1954/1955–), former president of the
Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) and current president and CEO of
LiveStyle (formerly SFX Entertainment)
[101]
Milton Rackmil (1906–1992), co-founder of
Decca Records and former head of
Universal Pictures
[102]
[103]
Teddy Reig (1918–1984), founder of
Roost Records
[90]
Gary Richards (1970–), president of
LiveStyle , North America
[104]
Steve Rifkind (1962–), founder of
Loud Records and
SRC Records , former vice president of
Universal Motown Records
[105]
Elliot Roberts (1943–2019), co-founder of
Asylum Records ; manager of
Neil Young and
Joni Mitchell
[106]
Samuel Roxy Rothafel (1882–1936), theatrical
impresario
[107]
Rick Rubin (1963–), co-founder of
Def Jam Recordings , former co-president of
Columbia Records
[108]
[109]
Larry Rudolph (1963–), founder of Reign Deer Entertainment, co-founder of
Maverick Management ; manager of
Britney Spears
[110]
Art Rupe (1917–2022), founder of
Specialty Records
[111]
[112]
Bob Shad (1920–1985), founder of
Time Records and
Mainstream Records
[113]
Cary Sherman , chairman and CEO of the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
[114]
Robert F. X. Sillerman (1948–2019), founder of
LiveStyle, Inc. and CKX, Inc. (now
Industrial Media ); owned majority rights to
Graceland , the
Elvis Presley estate
[115]
Robert Ellis Silberstein (1946–),
music industry executive ; former manager and husband of
Diana Ross
[116]
Tom Silverman , founder of
Tommy Boy Records , former vice president of
Warner Bros. Records
[105]
Phil Spector (1939–2021), co-founder of record labels
Philles and
Warner-Spector ; developer of the
Wall of Sound formula
[117]
Jules C. Stein (1896–1981), co-founder of the
Music Corporation of America ; member of the
Stein family
[118]
Seymour Stein (1942–), former VP of
Warner Bros. Records Inc. , co-founder of
Sire Records
[119]
[120]
Bernard Stollman (1929–2015), founder of the
ESP-Disk record label
[121]
Nat Tarnopol (1931–1987), record producer, president of
Brunswick Records ; manager of
Jackie Wilson
[122]
[123]
Lenny Waronker (1941–), former president of
Warner Bros. Records and co-chairman of
DreamWorks Records
[124]
George Wein (1925–2021), music producer, impresario, and founder of the
Newport Jazz Festival
[90]
[125]
Bob Weinstock (1928–2006), former owner of
Prestige Records
[90]
Barry Weiss (1959–), co-founder of
RECORDS , former chairman and CEO of
the Island Def Jam Music Group and the
RCA/Jive Label Group
[126]
Hy Weiss (1923–2007), Romanian-born founder of
Old Town Records
[127]
Jerry Wexler (1917–2008), former co-owner of
Atlantic Records ; coined the term "
rhythm and blues " (R&B)
[128]
[129]
Walter Yetnikoff (1933–2021), former president of
CBS Records International and former CEO of
CBS Records
[130]
Hans Zimmer (1957–), German-American head of the film music division at
DreamWorks , co-founder of
Remote Control Productions, Inc.
[131]
Newspapers and publishing
Tom Allon , publisher of
City & State , former co-owner of
Manhattan Media LLC
[132]
Walter Annenberg (1908–2002), founder of
Triangle Publications, Inc. (
the Philadelphia Inquirer ,
TV Guide )
[133]
Herbert R. Axelrod (1927–2017), founder of
TFH Publications
[134]
Jason Binn (1968–), founder of
Niche Media (
Hamptons ,
Aspen Peak ,
Gotham ) and
DuJour Media
[135]
Paul Block (1875–1941), president of
Block Communications and publisher of
the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and
the Toledo Blade
[136]
[137]
Bennett Cerf (1898–1971), co-founder of
Random House
[138]
Jerry Finkelstein (1916–2012), former publisher of
the New York Law Journal and
the Hill
[139]
[140]
Bart Fles (1902–1989), Dutch-American former literary agent and publisher
[141]
Jane Friedman , co-founder of
Open Road Integrated Media , former president and CEO of
HarperCollins Publishers LLC
[142]
Hugo Gernsback (1884–1967), Luxembourgish-born inventor and magazine publisher, founder of
Experimenter Publishing (
Amazing Stories ,
Electrical Experimenter ,
Radio News );
Hugo Award eponym
[143]
Milton Glaser (1929–2020), co-founder of the
New York Magazine , creator of the "
I Love New York " logo
[144]
Al Goldstein (1936–2013), co-founder of
Screw
[145]
Martin Goodman (1908–1992), founder of
Timely Publications (later
Marvel Comics )
[146]
Jonathan Greenblatt (1970–), former CEO of
GOOD Worldwide, Inc.
[147]
Hank Greenspun (1909–1989), publisher of
the Las Vegas Sun
[148]
Alfred Harvey (1913–1994),
comic book publisher, founder of
Harvey Comics, Inc. (
Richie Rich ,
Casper the Friendly Ghost )
[149]
Ruth Sulzberger Holmberg (1921–2017), publisher of
the Chattanooga Times
[150]
Morton L. Janklow (1930–2022), co-founder of Janklow & Nesbit Associates, the largest
literary agency in the world
[151]
Bruce Judson (1958–), former General Manager at Time Inc. New Media, co-founder of
Time Warner 's
banner ad website
Pathfinder
[152]
Jonathan Karp (1963/1964–), publisher of
Simon & Schuster
[142]
Don Katz (1952–), founder of
Audible
[153]
Larry Kirshbaum (1944–), former chief of publishing for
Amazon Publishing and CEO of the
Time Warner Book Group
[154]
Donald S. Klopfer (1902–1986), co-founder of
Random House
[138]
Alfred (1892–1984) and
Blanche Knopf (1894–1966), founders of publishing house
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
[155]
Meredith Kopit Levien (born 1970/1971), CEO of
The New York Times Company
[156]
Harvey Kurtzman (1924–1993),
Mad
[157]
[158]
Bruce Levenson , (1949–) co-founder of the
United Communications Group (UCG), former co-owner of NBA's
Atlanta Hawks
[159]
Jay Levin , founder of
LA Weekly
[160]
Ross Levinsohn , former publisher of the
Los Angeles Times , CEO of Tribune Interactive (the digital arm of
tronc ), former president of
Fox Interactive
[161]
Jack Liebowitz (1900–2000), Russian-born former co-owner of
National Allied Publications (later
DC Comics )
[162]
[163]
Peter Mayer (1936–2018), British-born co-founder of
the Overlook Press , and former CEO of
Penguin Books
[164]
Eugene Meyer (1875–1959), publisher of
The Washington Post
[165]
Donald Newhouse (1929–), owner of
Advance Publications, Inc.
[166]
S. I. Newhouse Sr. (1895–1979), founder of
Advance Publications, Inc. , the parent company of
Condé Nast (
GQ ,
Pitchfork ,
the New Yorker ,
Vanity Fair ,
Vogue ,
W ,
Wired ) and
American City Business Journals (ACBJ)
[166]
Adolph Ochs (1985–1935),
Arthur Hays Sulzberger (1891–1968),
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger (1926–2012),
The New York Times
[167]
[168]
Norman Pearlstine (1942–), media executive,
CCO at
Bloomberg L.P. and
Time Inc. , former executive editor of the
Wall Street Journal
[169]
David J. Pecker (1951–), chairman and CEO of
American Media, Inc. (
National Enquirer ,
Us Weekly ,
Star ,
Flex ,
Globe ,
Men's Fitness )
[170]
Marty Peretz (1938–),
The New Republic
[171]
Warren H. Phillips (1926–2019), former long-time CEO of
Dow Jones & Company
[172]
[173]
Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911), Hungarian-born former publisher of
the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and
the New York World ; known for pioneering
yellow journalism and establishing the
Pulitzer Prizes
[174]
Axel Rosin (1907–2007), German-born president of the
Book of the Month Club
[175]
Arthur M. Sackler (1913–1987), former publisher of the Medical Tribune and chairman of Medical Press, Inc.; member of the
Sackler family
[176]
M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), Austrian-born co-founder of
Simon & Schuster
[142]
Leon Shimkin (1907–1988), former executive and partner at
Simon & Schuster
[177]
[178]
Sime (1873–1933),
Sidne (1898–1950),
Syd Silverman (1932–2017), former owners and publishers of
Variety
[179]
Richard L. Simon (1899–1960), co-founder of
Simon & Schuster ; member of the
Simon family
[142]
Roger Williams Straus Jr. (1917–2004), co-founder of book publishing company
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG); member of the
Guggenheim family
[180]
Reuben Sturman (1924–1997), former
adult magazine publisher and co-founder of
Doc Johnson Enterprises
[181]
[182]
Joshua Topolsky (1977–), co-founder of
Vox Media, Inc. (
the Verge ,
SB Nation ,
Polygon ,
Curbed ), founder of digital media company
The Outline
[183]
Helen Valentine (1893–1986), founder of
Seventeen magazine
[184]
[185]
Jann Wenner (1946–), co-founder of
the Rolling Stone
[186]
Richard Saul Wurman (1935–), co-founder of
TED
[187]
[188]
William Bernard Ziff Sr. (1898–1953), co-founder of
Ziff Davis
[189]
Mortimer Zuckerman (1937–), Canadian-American publisher of
U.S. News & World Report , former owner of the
New York Daily News ,
The Atlantic and
Fast Company , co-founder of
Boston Properties, Inc.
[190]
[191]
Television, film and video
Merv Adelson (1929–2015), co-founder of
Lorimar Television
[192]
Edmund Ansin (1936–2020), co-founder of
Sunbeam Television Corporation
[193]
Avi Arad (1948–),
Israeli-American founder of
Marvel Studios, LLC , former CEO of
Toy Biz
[194]
Samuel Z. Arkoff (1918–2001), co-founder of
American International Pictures ; inventor of the "ARKOFF formula"
[195]
Adam Aron (1954–), president and CEO of movie theater chain
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and co-owner of
NBA 's
Philadelphia 76ers
[196]
Ted Ashley (1922–2002), chairman of
Warner Bros. and VC of
Warner Communications Inc. , founder of the
Ashley-Famous talent agency
[195]
Barney Balaban (1887–1971), co-founder of the
Balaban and Katz Theater Corporation and former long-time president of
Paramount Pictures ; member of the
Balaban family
[197]
Gary Barber (1957–), South African-born former CEO of
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), co-founder of the
Spyglass Media Group
[198]
Chuck Barris (1929–2017), founder of
game show production company
Barris Industries (
the Gong Show ,
the Dating Game )
[199]
Phil Berg (1902–1983), co-founder of the Berg-Allenberg talent agency
[200]
[201]
Bruce Berman (1952–), chairman and CEO of
Village Roadshow Pictures
[202]
Gail Berman (1956–), founding partner of the Jackal Group, co-founder of media company BermanBraun (now
Whalerock Industries )
[203]
Jason Blum (1969–), founder of
Blumhouse Productions
[63]
[204]
Lloyd Braun (1958–), owner of
Whalerock Industries , former chairman of the
ABC Entertainment Group
[205]
Alan N. Braverman (1947/1948–), senior EVP, secretary and
general counsel of
the Walt Disney Company
[206]
Bernie Brillstein (1931–2008), founder of
the Brillstein Company
[207]
Norman Brokaw (1927–2016), chairman of the
William Morris Agency
[208]
Jerry Bruckheimer (1943–), founder of
Jerry Bruckheimer Inc. , co-founder and co-owner of
NHL 's
Seattle Kraken
[209]
Peter Chernin (1951–), media executive & investor, founder of
the Chernin Group ; former president and COO of
News Corp.
[210]
Joel and Ethan Coen (1954–, 1957–), founders of
Mike Zoss Productions
[211]
Harry Cohn (1891–1958), co-founder of
Columbia Pictures (formerly
Cohn-Brandt-Cohn (CBC) Film Sales )
[212]
Warren Cowan (1921–2008), co-founder of
Rogers & Cowan
[213]
Barry Diller (1942–), media executive, chairman of
IAC/InterActiveCorp , former CEO of
Paramount Pictures and
Fox, Inc.
[214]
Eddie Einhorn (1936–2016), (co-)founder of the
TVS Television Network and pay-TV channel
SportsVision , former head of
CBS Sports , and co-owner of
MLB 's
Chicago White Sox
[215]
Michael Eisner (1942–), founder of the
Hollywood Pictures Company and
the Tornante Company , former long-time CEO of
the Walt Disney Company
[216]
[217]
[218]
Ari Emanuel (1961–), co-CEO of
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC (WME) and the
International Management Group (IMG)
[219]
[220]
Robert Evans (1930–2019), media executive, president of
Paramount Pictures
[221]
[222]
Barbara Fedida (1964/1965–),
ABC News executive
[223]
Erik Feig , former co-president of
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. , founder of new media company
Picturestart
[224]
Charles K. Feldman (1905–1968), founder of the
Famous Artists talent agency
[225]
Jon Feltheimer (1951–), CEO of
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
[226]
[216]
Dave (1894–1979) and
Max Fleischer (1883–1972), founders of
Fleischer Studios (later
Paramount Cartoon Studios )
[227]
William Fox (1879–1952), Hungarian-born founder of the
Fox Film Corporation and
De Luxe
[212]
Reuven Frank (1920–2006), Canadian-born broadcast executive, former president of
NBC News
[228]
[229]
Rob Friedman (1950–), co-chairman of
Lionsgate Films ,
Summit Entertainment
[230]
Fred W. Friendly (1915–1998), former president of
CBS News
[231]
Jeff Gaspin (1960–), former chairman of
NBC Universal Television Entertainment
[232]
Alan Gerry (1929–), founder of
Cablevision Industries
[233]
[234]
Gary Gilbert (1965–), founder of Gilbert Films, co-owner of
NBA 's
Cleveland Cavaliers
[235]
Adam Glasser (1964–), founder of
Seymore, Inc.
[236]
Yoram Globus (1943–), Israeli-American former co-owner of
the Cannon Group, Inc. , founder of Rebel Way Entertainment
[237]
[238]
William Goetz (1903–1969), co-founder of
Twentieth Century Pictures (later
20th Century Fox )
[239]
Leonard Goldenson (1905–1999), founder of the
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
[240]
Samuel Goldwyn (1879–1974), Polish-born founder of the
Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and
Samuel Goldwyn Productions ; member of the
Goldwyn family
[239]
[241]
Steve Golin (1955–2019), founder of
Anonymous Content LLP , co-founder of
Propaganda Films
[242]
Sid Grauman (1879–1950), founder of the
Chinese Theatre and the
Egyptian Theatre
[243]
[244]
[245]
Brian Grazer (1951–), co-founder of
Imagine Entertainment
[63]
[246]
Bob Greenblatt (1959/1960–), former chairman of
NBC Entertainment and
WarnerMedia
[247]
Brad Grey (1957–2017), co-founder of
Brillstein Entertainment Partners , former chairman of
Paramount Pictures
[248]
[210]
Mindy Grossman (1957–), former CEO of
Home Shopping Network (HSN)
[249]
Sandy Grushow (1960–), CEO of Phase 2 Media, former chairman of the
Fox Television Entertainment Group
[250]
Peter Guber (1942–), chairman and CEO of the
Mandalay Entertainment Group , former CEO of
PolyGram Films , co-owner of
NBA 's
Golden State Warriors and
MLB 's
Los Angeles Dodgers
[251]
Bonnie Hammer (1950–), chairman of
NBCUniversal Content Studios
[252]
Albie Hecht ,
Chief content officer of digital media studio
Pocket.watch , former executive vice president of
HLN , founder of
Spike TV
[253]
Doug Herzog (1959– ), former president of the
Viacom Music and Entertainment Group and
USA Network
[254]
[255]
Andy Heyward (1949–), former chairman and CEO of
DIC Entertainment , founder of
Genius Brands International
[205]
[256]
Steven Hirsch (1961–), founder of
Vivid Entertainment
[181]
Alan F. Horn (1943–), chairman of
The Walt Disney Studios , former president and COO of
Warner Bros. , co-founder of
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Fox Kids Europe , former chairman and CEO of
Endemol , and
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Secret Hideout
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Cube Vision , founder of
the Firm, Inc. , co-founder of 3-on-3 basketball league
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