Kevin Brockman Bumped to EVP of Global Communications for Disney-ABC
After starting at ABC eleven years ago, Kevin Brockman has been promoted to head of all communications for all of ABC-Disney which includes a slew of divisions and media properties including ABC News, ABC Daytime, Disney Channels, ABC Family, SOAPnet, the TV animation division, Buena Vista, etc. He will also oversee broadcast and ratings publicity, and even help with corporate comm for ABC’s 10 affiliates, and the Hyperion book publishing imprint.
Prior to ABC, Brockman handled the launch of UPN back, worked at Radio City Music Hall, and at Fox TV Stations Productions, the division of Fox responsible for classic ratings-getters like Cops, America’s Most Wanted, and Studs. I drew a blank on last one. According to Wikipedia, Studs was a short-lived dating game show in the early ’90s, possibly canceled due to the complaints by Rupert Murdoch’s wife at the time.
Full press release on Brockman after the jump:
Thursday, June 5, Los Angeles, CA…Kevin Brockman has been promoted to executive vice president, Global Communications, Disney-ABC Television Group, it was announced today by Anne Sweeney, co-chair, Disney Media Networks and President, Disney-ABC Television Group and Zenia Mucha, executive vice president, Corporate Communications, The Walt Disney Company, to whom he reports.
In this position Mr. Brockman oversees all corporate, news and entertainment communication efforts worldwide on behalf of the Disney-ABC Television Group, which is comprised of the ABC Television Network, which includes ABC Daytime, ABC News and ABC Entertainment; Disney Channels Worldwide, a portfolio of kids’ TV businesses which reaches more than 600 million people in 127 countries each month; cable networks ABC Family and SOAPnet; Radio Disney; Walt Disney Television Animation; Buena Vista Productions; ABC Studios; and ABC Corporate Initiatives. In addition he’s responsible for the Group’s Photography, Broadcast Publicity, Ratings Publicity and Talent Relations activities, and is involved in corporate communications for ABC’s 10 owned television stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Raleigh-Durham, Fresno, Flint and Toledo. With this promotion he adds communication oversight for Disney-ABC International Television and the publishing unit Hyperion.
“A consummate professional and a skilled communications executive, Kevin is simply the best of the best,” said Anne Sweeney. “Over the past several years I’ve come to rely on his instincts, respect his expertise, and trust his integrity. He motivates his team by example, inspires through character, and understands what it takes to get the job done. The Disney-ABC Television Group is at the forefront of effective communications thanks to Kevin’s leadership and relentless pursuit of excellence.”
From May 2005, Mr. Brockman served as senior vice president, Communications, Disney-ABC Television Group, having been promoted to senior vice president, Entertainment Communications, in 2004. Prior to this, Mr. Brockman was senior vice president, Entertainment Communications, ABC Television Network from 2000, having joined the network in 1997 as vice president, Media Relations, ABC Entertainment West Coast.
Mr. Brockman joined ABC from UPN, where he was part of the senior executive team that successfully launched the network in January 1995, overseeing all corporate and entertainment communications. During his tenure, the network successfully added several additional evenings of primetime programming and launched programming into other dayparts. He began his career in television communications as the director of Public Relations, Marketing and On-Air Promo for Fox Television Stations Productions (FTSP), a development division of FOX, Inc. that was responsible for such programs as “Cops,” “America’s Most Wanted” and “Studs.”
Earlier Mr. Brockman served as manager of Public Relations for Radio City Music Hall Productions (RCMHP) in New York City. During that time, he was involved all aspects of media relations and corporate communications for this entertainment production company, and was responsible for the public relations campaigns for more than 350 live concerts and theatricals.
During his tenure at RCMHP, he also handled communication campaigns for numerous television specials and corporate events, including the Super Bowl XXVII Half-Time show starring Michael Jackson. Mr. Brockman began his entertainment career in theatrical publicity, where he worked on a wide variety of Broadway and off-Broadway productions.
Mr. Brockman, who served for two years as Chairman of TPEC, the Television Publicity Executives Committee, currently sits on the National Board of GLSEN, the nation’s leading not-for-profit education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students, especially those who are targeted because of their sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
Mr. Brockman, who received a Bachelor of Science degree in organizational behavior from the University of Florida, currently resides in Los Angeles.
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