FORMER NBC CHIEF HAS NEW FOX ROLE.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer Former NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. syndication See syndication format. chief Ed Wilson was named president of Fox Broadcasting Co. Tuesday, where he will be responsible for all non-programming aspects of the network. Wilson cited his past working relationship with Fox Networks Group President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Tony Vinciquerra as a chief reason for being ``ecstatic'' about the new job. Wilson's decision last month to depart NBC came as a major surprise to the television industry because it occurred just as NBC's merger with Vivendi Universal's entertainment assets is due to be finalized See finalization. . Wilson had been favored to lead the merged syndication units of NBC and Universal. ``Tony and I had a couple of preliminary conversations,`` Wilson said. ``I had to decide if I was staying or leaving and knowing that there was this out there certainly made it easier.'' Wilson will have his last day at NBC on Friday and begin his Fox gig Slang for "gigabyte" or "gigabit." See GB. gig - gigabyte July 1. He will be in charge of affiliate relations, advertising sales, broadcast standards and integrated marketing partnerships. He will also have oversight of Fox's legal department. ``I think I'm going into an organization that is in terrific shape,'' he said. ``My goal is to go in there and work with the people and try and see if there's an opportunity here and there to think outside the box, but not too outside.'' Vinciquerra said in a statement that Fox is ``lucky'' to have Wilson aboard. The executive announced just last month that he would be leaving NBC. Wilson will report to Vinciquerra while Fox Entertainment President Gail Berman Gail Berman (born August 17, 1956) is the former president of entertainment at Fox Broadcasting Company and the former president of Viacom's Paramount Pictures. She graduated from the University of Maryland in 1978. will continue to report to Peter Chernin Peter Chernin (born May 29, 1951 in Harrison, New York) is President and Chief Operating Officer of News Corporation, and Chairman and CEO of the Fox Group. In addition to the Fox duties, he is also a Corporate Director for American Express. , president and CEO of Fox parent company News Corp. ``Ed Wilson is one of the most gifted operational executives in the television business,`` Vinciquerra said. ``His extensive sales, marketing and administrative background, as well as his close relationships with station groups, will serve him well as he helps to lead what I believe is the most impressive management team in the broadcast industry.'' While at NBC, Wilson's responsibilities included global distribution of the company's shows to domestic and foreign syndication. He was responsible for the launching of NBC's first-run syndication division, which will produce a daily talk show hosted by Jane Pauley Margaret Jane Pauley (born October 31, 1950, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American television journalist, and has been involved in news reporting since 1975. She is most known for her 13 year tenure on NBC's "Today" program and later 12 years of "Dateline NBC," and has to debut next fall. Greg Hernandez, (818) 713-3758 greg.hernandez(at)dailynews.com |
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