Jennifer Davidson (executive)

Jennifer Kate Stitt Davidson (1969—1 December 2007) was an American businesswoman and Vice President of Cartoon Network until her death in 2007.[1]

Jennifer Davidson
Born1969
Died1 December 2007
OccupationVice President of Cartoon Network
Known forStarting Adult Swim

Early life

Davidson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[2] in 1969. She graduated from Virginia Tech in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast communications.[2]

Career

Davidson was hired as an operations and production assistant by Cartoon Network in 1993 after the network was launched in 1992.[2] She later served as director of on-air promotion operations and production during Cartoon Network's early years.[2]

Her previous positions included the network's Vice President of marketing, consumer products, ad trade and strategic operations.[2] She was involved in the creation of several Cartoon Network brands. Davidson helped create and launch Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block programming in September 2001.[2] She was also executive producer of Boomerang, Cartoon Network's classic spin-off channel.

Davidson was promoted to Cartoon Network's Senior Vice President of programming and scheduling in September 2007, after over 14 years with the network.[2] She held that position until her death on December 1, 2007.[2]

Davidson had received a number of industry and marketing awards during her time at Cartoon Network.[2] Among her honors was a BDA Gold Award for total package design for her promotion of Boomerang in 2000.[2] Most recently, Davidson was also chosen as a 2007-08 Betsy Magness Leadership Fellow.[2]

Death

Jennifer Davidson died of a sudden illness on December 1, 2007, in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] She was 38 years old and had served as Cartoon Network's Senior Vice President of programming and scheduling for three months at the time of her death.[2] She was survived by her husband, John, three children, and both parents.[2]

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References
  1. Kimberly Nordyke (2007-12-04). "Cartoon Net exec Davidson dies at 38". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  2. "Cartoon Network exec Jennifer Davidson dies". Variety. 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-12-13.


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