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Three years after leaving National Geographic Channel for a position overseas, Laureen Ong is returning stateside, accepting the top spot on the Travel Channel manifest.
Effective April 19, Ong will assume the role of president, Travel Channel. She replaces Patrick Younge, who left the network in January 2010.
Since June 2007, Ong has served as chief operating officer of the Hong Kong-based satellite TV company, STAR Broadcasting, a News Corp. subsidiary. Before making the leap to the Asian market, Ong had steered National Geographic Channel, the network she co-founded back in January 2001.
Travel Channel had been searching for Younge’s successor since last May, when he first announced he’d be returning to his native London.
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