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President, ABC Network Operations & Admin
Alex WallauNumber of Employees 10,000
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NAICS Code Radio Networks: 515111
Recent Events
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The Loan That Exploded
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Adam Lambert Unapologetic Following Lewd and Filthy S&M Routine on Network Television
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Modern Family: Is Shakira Getting In On the Act?
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Mary Murphy, Edyta Sliwinska, Alec Mazo To Join Broadway's Burn the...
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YouTube to Support High-Res 1080p Videos
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Revolving Door Newsletter: 11.13.09
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After Months of Denials, Greg Craig Out As White House Counsel
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Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest Set to Host "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" Monday, December 31 Live on ABC-TV
- 2007-11-12
LOS ANGELES -- For the 36th consecutive year, "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" will lead America into the New Year when Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest host specials starting at 10:00 p.m. (ET & PT) on MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 on the ABC Television Network. The American tradition of...
Tracking TV content.(technology usage of Television broadcasting industry)
- 2004-10-04
The ABC Television Network will electronically track the U.S. airings of its TV promotions, and Buena Vista will track its content with the help of a digital watermarking system from Teletrax. The technology provides a persistent digital identity for content. Other broadcast groups and networks--including Tribune,...
Gail A. Sullivan.(TV Bizzers)
- 2003-10-06
Gail A. Sullivan, senior veepee of daytime sales for the ABC Television Network and Soapnet, died suddenly Sept. 27 at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y. The cause of death is yet to be determined. She was 52. The New York native...
WORLD MARKETS: New York
- 2003-05-02
BLUE CHIPS finished lower as weak data fed fears the economy is still struggling, but the Nasdaq ended higher on solid earnings from tech names such as USA Interactive. The Dow closed down 25.84 at 8,454.25 while the Nasdaq rose 8.25 to 1,472.56. Disney shares slipped in after hours trade...
Close up: Duncan Gray.(Newsmakers)(Duncan Gray is named vice president of alternative series and specials for ABC Television Network)(Brief Article)
- 2003-04-14
Duncan Gray has been named VP, alternative series and specials, for ABC Television Network. Mr. Gray will oversee the development and production of reality series and specials. He comes to ABC from the United Kingdom's Granada Content, where he served as controller of entertainment. While with...
Early exit at ABC. (Update).(Steve Bornstein leaves American Broadcasting Companies Inc.)(Brief Article)
- 2002-05-06
There's one less cook stirring the ABC broth: Alphabet prexy Steve Bornstein is ankling his post after barely a year on the job. Bornstein -- who had oversight of the ABC Television network, its 10 O&Os, the Buena Vista Television syndication arm...
ABC ads one-stop shopping plan.(ABC Unlimited)(Brief Article)
- 2000-09-11
NEW YORK ABC is trying to make it easier for advertisers to spend money by creating "ABC Unlimited," an integrated sales and market unit that will offer one-stop shopping for broadcast TV, cable, syndication, local, online, radio, print and outdoor ad buys. ...
ABC taps Callahan b'cast prexy.(broadcast)(Brief Article)
- 2000-05-01
NEW YORK Robert F. Callahan has been promoted to the newly created position of president of the ABC Broadcast Group. Effective immediately, Callahan adds responsibility for the ABC Television Network to his current duties as president of broadcasting. Appointment follows the...
Close call for Iger. (bomb sent to Robert Iger, president of ABC Television Network Group) (Brief Article)
- 1994-05-23
Someone sent a bomb to Bob Iger last week. Placed in a package the size of a shirtbox and addressed to the ABC Television Network Group president, the bomb was delivered by UPS to ABC headquarters in New York last Wednesday (May 18). ...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Alex Wallau | President, ABC Network Operations & Admin |
| Brian Frons | President, Daytime, Disney |
| David Westin | President |
| Mike Shaw | President, Sales and Marketing |
| Preston A. Davis | President, Broadcast Operations and Engineering |
| Robert A. Iger | President & COO |
| Stephen McPherson | President, Entertainment |
| James L. Hedges | Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President, ABC Television Network and ABC Television Studio |
| Alan N. Braverman | General Counsel & Executive Vice President |
| Jeffrey D. Bader | Executive Vice President, ABC Entertainment |
| Kevin Brockman | Executive Vice President, Global Communications |
| Andrea Wong | Senior Vice President, Alternative Programming Specials |
| Diane Tryneski | Senior Vice President, TV Operations, Broadcast Operations & Engineering |
| Jeffrey S Rosen | Senior Vice President, Human Resources |
| Marla Provencio | Senior Vice President, Marketing |
| Michael Mellon | Senior Vice President, Res |
| Mike Benson | Senior Vice President, Marketing |
| Samie Kim Falvey | Senior Vice President, Comedy Development, ABC Entertainment |
| Sue Binford | Senior Vice President, Corp Communications |
| T. Scott Fain | Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel |
| Vicki Dummer | Senior Vice President, Alternative Series, Specials and Late-Night, ABC Entertainment |
| Brad Jamison | Vice President, Corporate Initiatives |
| Duncan Grey | Vice President, Alternative Series & Specials |
| Hope Hartman | Vice President, Media Relations, ABC Entertainment |
| Jeffrey Ruthizer | Vice President, Labor Relations |
| Julie Hoover | Vice President, Corp Projects |
| Lorine Gloady | Vice President, Compensation & HR Info Sys |
| Olivia Cohen-Cutler | Vice President, Brdcst Standards & Practices |
| Roger Goodman | Vice President, Special Projects |
| Sue Johnson | Vice President, Talent Development & East Coast Programming, ABC Daytime |
| Susan Dumond | Vice President, HR |
| Susan Sewell | Vice President, Media Relations & Network Communications |
| Walter Liss | President, TV Stations & Vice President |
| Rhonda Schwartz | Senior Investigative Producer |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC, Inc. | President, ABC Network Operations & Admin | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Walt Disney Network Television | President, Daytime Division, Disney, ABC Television | Current |
| ABC Television Network | President, Daytime, Disney | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC News Holding Company, Inc. | President | Current |
| ABC News, Inc. | President | Current |
| ABC Television Network | President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Television Network | President, Sales and Marketing | Current |
| Jack Myers Inc. | Current | |
| Syracuse University | B.S. In Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Television Network | President, Broadcast Operations and Engineering | Current |
| ABC Broadcast Operations & Engineering | President | Current |
Robert A. Iger is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company. Mr. Iger, the sixth CEO in The Walt Disney Company's 83-year history, was appointed to this post on October 1, 2005. Previously, Mr. Iger served as President and Chief Operating Officer of The Walt Disney Company, a position he had held since January, 2000. In this role, he oversaw all aspects of the company's worldwide operations including its filmed entertainment, theme parks and resorts, media networks and consumer products businesses. Mr. Iger also became a member of Disney's board of directors at this time. Mr. Iger began his career at ABC in 1974. Over the last 32 years, Mr. Iger has held a series of increasingly responsible senior management positions at the company, including serving as President and Chief Operating Officer of Capital Cities/ABC, where he guided the complex merger of ABC with The Walt Disney Company. ABC saw tremendous growth during Iger's career there, becoming a market leader in broadcast television and expanding into numerous cable and related ventures. During Mr. Iger's years with ABC, he oversaw its broadcast television network and stations, radio, publishing and cable television businesses, which includes the market leading brands of ABC, ESPN, Lifetime, A&E and The History Channel. He officially joined the Disney senior management team in 1996 as Chairman of the Disney-owned ABC Group and in 1999, was given the additional responsibility of President, Walt Disney International. Mr. Iger is a member of the board of directors for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. He is a trustee of the American Film Institute Board and serves on the Executive Advisory Board of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. He was born in 1951. Mr. Iger has two daughters and two sons. He is married to television journalist and author, Willow Bay.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Walt Disney Company | President & CEO | Current |
| ABC, Inc. | President & COO | Current |
| The Walt Disney Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| National September 11 Memorial & Museum | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Film Institute | Board of Trustees | Current |
| The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation | Executive Advisory Board | Current |
| The Walt Disney Company | President & Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| The Walt Disney Company | Chairman, ABC Group | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC, Inc. | President, Entertainment | Current |
| ABC Broadcast Group | President, ABC Entertainment | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President, ABC Television Network and ABC Television Studio | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Walt Disney Internet Group | General Counsel & Executive Vice President | Current |
| The Walt Disney Company | General Counsel, Senior Executive Vice President & Secretary | Current |
| ABC, Inc. | General Counsel & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Television Network | Executive Vice President, ABC Entertainment | Current |
| ABC Television Network | Supervisor, Audience Analysis | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Television Network | Executive Vice President, Global Communications | Current |
| Disney ABC Television Group | Executive Vice President, Global Communications | Current |
| ABC, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Entertainment Communications | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Alternative Programming Specials | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Television Network | Senior Vice President, TV Operations, Broadcast Operations & Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Television Network | Senior Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| Disney ABC Television Group | Senior Vice President, Human Resources, ABC | Current |
| Awrt | Board of Directors | Former |
| Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law | Jd | Former |
| Temple University | BA | Former |
| Awrt | Trustee | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| ABC Broadcast Group | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Res | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Broadcast Group | Executive Vice President, Marketing, ABC Entertainment | Current |
| ABC, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Television Network | Senior Vice President, Comedy Development, ABC Entertainment | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Corp Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC, Inc. | Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Television Network | Senior Vice President, Alternative Series, Specials and Late-Night, ABC Entertainment | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Television Network | Vice President, Corporate Initiatives | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC, Inc. | Vice President, Alternative Series & Specials | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Television Network | Vice President, Media Relations, ABC Entertainment | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC, Inc. | Vice President, Labor Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC, Inc. | Vice President, Corp Projects | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC, Inc. | Vice President, Compensation & HR Info Sys | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC, Inc. | Vice President, Brdcst Standards & Practices | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC News, Inc. | Vice President, Special Projects | Current |
| ABC Television Network | Vice President, Special Projects | Current |
| ABC Television Network | Executive Director, Special Projects | Former |
| ABC News, Inc. | Director of Production and Design | Former |
| ABC Sports, Inc. | Associate Director | Former |
| ABC Television Network | Co-Director | Former |
| ABC News & Sports | Director of Production Development | Former |
| ABC Sports, Inc. | Production Assistant | Former |
| ABC Television Network | Co-Executive Producer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Daytime | Vice President, Talent Development & East Coast Programming | Current |
| ABC Television Network | Vice President, Talent Development & East Coast Programming, ABC Daytime | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC, Inc. | Vice President, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC, Inc. | Vice President, Media Relations & Network Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC, Inc. | President, TV Stations & Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Television Network | Senior Investigative Producer | Current |
Executive News
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Charles Gibson to retire from ABC; Diane Sawyer to anchor 'World News'
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Sawyer Shift Creates Gap in Morning
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Charlie Gibson to retire from ABC; Sawyer to anchor
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At ABC News, Attention Now Turns to Good Morning America
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Charles Gibson to step down as anchor, Diane Sawyer to take over
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Diane Sawyer anchors her status on ABC
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Diane Sawyer to Replace Charlie Gibson on ABC
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Diane Sawyer to replace Charlie Gibson at ABC's World News'
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Jonathan Storm: Sawyer to anchor ABC 'World News'
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ABC taps Sawyer to replace Gibson
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Diane Sawyer gets her due: Helm of ABC's 'World News'
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Sawyer to replace Gibson on ABC's 'World News'
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Diane Sawyer to succeed Charles Gibson of ABC's 'World News'
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Diane Sawyer to Become ABC's Evening News Anchor, Filling Charles Gibson's Spot: Anchor Gibson Exits in December
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Diane Sawyer to take over anchor from Charlie Gibson
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Diane Sawyer to Become ABC's Evening News Anchor, Filling Charles Gibson's Spot
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At ABC, an Anchor Shift; for TV, an Image Shift
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Sawyer to take over as anchor of ABC evening news
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Sawyer Named ABC News Anchor
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'At The Movies' Names Two New Co-Hosts - A.O. Scott and Michael Phillips
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