ION Media Networks Appoints Lucille S. Salhany and William A. Roskin to Board of Directors.WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- ION Media Networks ION Media Networks (formerly known as Paxson Communications) is an American television broadcasting company that owns and operates over 60 television stations in most major American markets. It is publicly traded on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol ION. , Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :ION) today announced the appointment of Lucille S. Salhany, television network veteran and managing partner of Echo Bridge Echo Bridge was built to carry an aqueduct over the Charles River in Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts. The aqueduct carried water from the Sudbury River to Boston. Construction of Echo Bridge began in 1875 and was completed in 1877 by Boston Water Works (BWW). Entertainment, and William A. Roskin, formerly executive vice president and currently senior advisor In some countries, a Senior Advisor is an appointed position by the Head of State to advise on the highest levels of national and government policy. Sometimes a junior position to this is called a National Policy Advisor. to Viacom Inc., to its Board of Directors effective June 23, 2006. "We are pleased to welcome these two experienced, highly esteemed leaders to our board," said 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. Brandon Burgess. "Lucie brings a proven track record in growing and leading successful broadcast television properties, and Bill offers a wealth of expertise in human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. management and labor relations for large media companies. Their industry knowledge and perspectives will be important resources to the board as we continue to advance the company's operational strategy." Prior to co-founding Echo Bridge Entertainment, an independent film distribution company, Ms. Salhany served as president and chief executive officer of her own consulting company Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , JHMedia. Previously, she was president and chief executive officer of LifeFX Networks, Inc. In 1994, Ms. Salhany launched UPN UPN User Principal Name (Microsoft Windows 2000) UPN United Paramount Network UPN Unión del Pueblo Navarro (Navarrese People Union) UPN Umgekehrte Polnische Notation , the country's fifth broadcast television network, where she served as chief executive officer and president from 1994 to 1997. In 1993, Ms. Salhany became the first woman to head a television network as chairman of Fox Broadcasting, where she guided the network's expansion from four to seven nights. Previously, she served as chairman of Twentieth Television and as president of Paramount Domestic Television. Ms. Salhany currently serves on the board of directors of the Hewlett-Packard Company. From 1988 to 2005, Mr. Roskin was an officer of Viacom Inc., where he was responsible for developing and implementing the company's human resources policies and programs, and guiding its labor relations policies and practices, as well as the company's real estate, facilities management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. , security and corporate travel functions. Prior to joining Viacom, Mr. Roskin served as senior vice president of human resources at Coleco Industries, Inc. from 1986 to 1988. Previously, Mr. Roskin spent 10 years with Warner Communications, Inc., where he held several executive positions in labor relations, and served as General Counsel to the City of New York's Department of Personnel and City Civil Service Commission. The appointment of Ms. Salhany and Mr. Roskin to ION's Board of Directors increases the total number of directors to eight, six of whom are independent. About ION Media Networks ION Media Networks, Inc. (formerly Paxson Communications Corporation) owns and operates the nation's largest broadcast television station group and the i network, reaching approximately 92 million U.S. television households via its nationwide broadcast television, cable and satellite distribution systems. For more information, please visit http://www.ionmedia.tv. Note: Company distribution data provided by Nielsen Media Research. |
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