Thursday, December 01, 2011

Management Moves At HLN; CNN International

TV Newser reports of management moves at HLN and CNN International.
TVNewser has learned that after two years as HLN’s senior vice president, [Bill] Galvin will move to CNN International as SVP of business development and sports programming, responsible for special coverage and sponsored content of CNNI. He will also be in charge of sports coverage across CNN Worldwide.

[Katherine] Green will move into the role of SVP and managing editor at HLN. She has served as the SVP of programming at CNNI since 2007. [Mike] McCarthy, currently VP of coverage and feature programming at CNNI, will be promoted to her former post.
Click through to TV Newser to read the memos from CNNI boss Tony Maddox and HLN's Scot Safon.

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Friday, May 06, 2011

Carlos Diaz Joins HLN: Makes Wild Debut on "Morning Express"

CNN Press Release - Check out wild on-air debut:



Carlos Diaz has joined HLN’s Morning Express with Robin Meade team as Sports Anchor it was announced today live on Morning Express. Beginning today, Diaz anchors Morning Express (M-F, 6 a.m.–12 noon ET) sports segments, and will also contribute and serve as guest host on multiple shows across HLN.

Diaz (@carlosHLN) joins the Morning Express ensemble (@morn_eXpress) hosted by Robin Meade (@RobinMeade) with correspondent Ryan Smith (@RyanSmithTV), personal finance anchor Jennifer Westhoven and meteorologist Bob Van Dillen. HLN’s popular morning show digs deeper into the day’s top stories, while providing a daily dose of news, weather, sports, entertainment and finance.

“Carlos’s positive energy and gift for storytelling is a natural fit to round out the lively Morning Express cast,” said Bill Galvin, Senior Vice President, HLN. “Carlos has been a friend to HLN for more than a year, guest hosting programs including Showbiz Tonight and Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell, and we couldn’t be happier that he is now in the family.”

“Joining HLN and the Morning Express crew is like coming home,” said Diaz. “The opportunity to bring my experiences, interests and skills to a world-class brand is both exciting and awesome.”

Diaz has sports in his blood, serving as a reporter for ESPN’s “SportsCenter,” interviewing the sports elite including Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning. He also served as an anchor for the National Basketball Association's television network, NBA TV, as well as a features writer for NBA.com.

Most recently, Diaz served as a correspondent for the entertainment news magazine “Extra” for eight years, and for the first three, he also hosted the syndicated show “Celebrity Justice.” During his tenure, Diaz additionally hosted “The Daily Diaz,” a nationally syndicated radio report that featured the latest on entertainment, news and sports.

Diaz began his career as a radio sports director in his hometown of Indianapolis, IN, holding a subsequent sports anchor and reporter job at WSVN-TV in Miami.

Diaz currently resides in Atlanta, GA and enjoys snowboarding, golfing, cooking and traveling the world.

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

HLN welcomes executive producer for new Dr. Drew show: Burt Dubrow

Here is a look at an note from Bill Galvin, Senior VP at HLN. In this note to staff, he announces the Executive Producer of the new show Dr. Drew set to premiere in the coming months.

To: HLN /CNN colleagues
From: Bill Galvin
Date: January 11, 2011
Subject: Executive Producer Announcement

Please join me in welcoming Burt Dubrow, who will be the Executive Producer of the new Dr. Drew show set to launch this spring on HLN.

For brevity's sake I'll refrain from detailing all of the credits in Burt's illustrious career, a fascinating path that led to EP roles with Discovery, MTV, GSN and ABC, just to name a few. Along the way, Burt became known as an innovator in the daily talk show genre, highly regarded for his ability to launch shows and develop talent. The likes of Jerry Springer and Sally Jessy Raphael enjoyed ground-breaking and sustained success under Burt's creative guidance.

In his new role with HLN, Burt's initial vision for the Dr. Drew show aligns with the network's brand promise and, very importantly, with Drew's own hopes for the show. He’s already started to meet key contacts at his new home base in the LA Bureau and will begin to take the lead in staffing the rest of the show team.

To this day, Burt describes himself as a "student of television," while Drew calls him "a driving force." Scot Safon notes that "Burt has a track record of building very successful programming around top talent...in Dr. Drew, he's getting the chance to break some new ground on the TV landscape."

Burt mentioned to me that he’s genuinely flattered to be a part of the HLN family. Given his long list of professional accomplishments, I believe the HLN family is fortunate to now call Burt one of our own.

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Friday, June 11, 2010

CNN And Leadership Unplugged Celebrate 5th Anniversary

CNN Press Release: CNN and Leadership Unplugged Celebrate 5th Anniversary with its 500th Student

CNN Worldwide, in partnership with Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc) and 21st Century Leaders, is hosting 100 current Georgia high school juniors and seniors for the fifth annual Leadership Unplugged: A CNN Experience from June 21-25 on the campus of Georgia Institute of Technology.

This diverse group of students, selected from a competitive pool of applicants from across the state of Georgia, will participate in a weeklong series of training sessions and discussions focused on the media and current events. Each Leadership Unplugged workshop will be a dynamic, interactive experience led by professionals, mirroring the kind of training major companies provide to their high-ranking leaders. The discussion groups and workshops will focus on a wide range of topics including diversity, ethics in media, and audience engagement. In addition, panels and mentoring sessions will be held by several anchors and executives including CNN’s Don Lemon and Abbie Boudreau, HLN’s Susan Hendricks and Richelle Carey, and CNN International’s Errol Barnett, and CNN Student News Carl Azuz, and Kelly Regal executive vice president of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.)., Jack Womack senior vice president of domestic news operations and administration for CNN/U.S. and Bill Galvin senior vice president of HLN programming.

“Leadership Unplugged: A CNN Experience is an amazing opportunity for these students to learn about the media industry,” said Donna Krache executive producer of CNN Student News. “My CNN colleagues and I are honored to be a part of this program and delighted that we have reached a milestone of 500 students attending this event.”

The curriculum for Leadership Unplugged was developed by CNN Student News, CNN’s 10-minute, cost and commercial-free news program for middle and high school students that airs weekdays throughout the school year at 4:00 a.m. (ET) on HLN and is streamed on www.CNNStudentNews.com. Free teacher materials for each show are also available on the CNN Student News homepage.

The classes and workshops are led by volunteer employees at CNN and TBS, Inc. Following the classes and workshops, the students work in teams to develop a story idea based upon the lessons they have learned. The week concludes with the student teams presenting their proposals before a panel of judges comprised of CNN and TBS, Inc. executives.

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