- Herb Scannell
Herb Scannell, (born
January 11 ,1957 ) is CEO ofNext New Networks and former President of Nickelodeon Networks and Vice-Chairman of Viacom'sMTV Networks.Early years
Scannell was born in
Long Island, New York to an Irish father and Puerto Rican mother as the youngest of four. He received his primary and secondary education in his hometown. His mother taught him Spanish at home helping him to become fluent in both English and Spanish. As a child he would spend every summer with his Puerto Rican family in the island becoming very attached to hisHispanic roots. [ [http://www.hispaniconline.com/magazine/2006/february/cover_story/index.html Hispanic Almanac] ] [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4DF163BF934A25755C0A96F958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all New York Times] ]Scannell graduated from high school in 1975 and entered
Boston College . As a student he became the manager ofWZBC (the campus' radio station). He graduated in 1979 with a Bachelors Degree in English.Nickelodeon
Scannell was hired by
WHN Radio (New York) in 1980, before joining the cable television revolution in 1981 at The Movie Channel before it merged withShowtime , and eventually worked his way up to the position of Director of Program Promotion for Showtime/The Movie Channel. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4DF163BF934A25755C0A96F958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all New York Times] ]On March 1988, Scannell joined Nickelodeon as Director of Programming, overseeing program scheduling. In 1989, he was named Vice President for Nickelodeon. He oversaw the development and launch of Nick News. In 1990, he served as Executive Vice President for Nickelodeon Network and U.S. Television. He oversaw the direction of Nickelodeon and
Nick at Nite cable networks. He was also fundamental in the development ofNick Jr. andNicktoons .President of Nickelodeon
On February 1996, he was named President of Nickelodeon and
TV Land . Under his leadership Nicktoons (which included such animated cartoons as "SpongeBob SquarePants ", "The Fairly OddParents ", "Rugrats ", and "Doug ") and TV Land became the highest rated cable networks launched within the past seven years. Nickelodeon also expanded to other areas such as live theatrical shows, magazines and feature films. He was also responsible for launching "Dora the Explorer ", "The Brothers Garcia " (which is based on a "Los Garcia", a show he used to watch in Puerto Rico) and "Taina". [ [http://www.nick.com/all_nick/everything_nick/press_scannell.jhtml Corporate Bio] ]On June 2003, MTV Chairman
Tom Freston named Scannell as president of Nickelodeon Networks and vice chairman of MTV Networks. (OnJanuary 5 ,2006 , he resigned from his position with MTV/Nickelodeon, and was replaced byCyma Zarghami .) He played a lead role in the overall management of the entire company.Later years
On
August 22 ,2005 , he participated in "The State of Hispanic America National Conference" as a member of the Executive Roundtable. Herb Scannell currently lives inManhattan, New York with his wife and two daughters. [ [http://www.latinoleaders.com/articulos.php?id_sec=1&id_art=97&num_page=310 Latino Leaders] ]In January 2007, Scannell announced the formation of
Next New Networks [ [http://nextnewnetworks.com| Next New Networks] ] , a new media company of micro-television networks distributed through internet technology. Co-founders includeEmil Rensing ,Fred Seibert ,Timothy Shey , andJed Simmons . The company is funded with partnerSpark Capital . The company's first group of networks includeVOD Cars andChannel Frederator . [ [http://nymieg.blogspot.com/2007/01/congratulations-fred-seibert-and-herb.html Congratulations Fred Seibert and Herb Scannel!] ]Awards and recognitions
Among the many awards and recognitions which he received are:
* CTAM Awards
* BPME Awards
* NAMIC Vision and Image Award (2001)
* Profile in Latino Leaders Magazine (2004)
* Amnesty International Award {2004)ee also
*
List of famous Puerto Ricans References
External links
* [http://www.latinoleaders.com/articulos.php?id_sec=1&id_art=97&num_page=310 Latino Leaders]
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