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PROMINENT HEADS OF DIVERSITY (NETWORKS) AND
DIVERSITY ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES

On Stage, Films, Commercials and/or Online

Categories of Prominent Artists, Leaders, Visionaries, Athletes and Business People Listed Below
 
  Actors Actresses Animators/Make-Up/Visual Effects  Astronauts Athletes  
  Authors, Editors, etc. Business Leaders Civil Rights Activists Comedians Community Leaders  
  Dancers/Choreographers Directors Diversity Heads Entertainment Executives Fashion Designers  
  Film Festivals Judges Inventors/Scientists Military Personnel Models  
  Newscasters Night Clubs & Promoters P.R./Publicity Photographers Playwrights  
  Poets/Spoken Word Politicians President Bush's APA Appointments Producers Radio D.J.s  
  Screenwriters Stuntmen Teachers Television Shows Visual Artists  

PROMINENT NATIONAL DIVERSITY ORGANIZATIONS

  • ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN ADVISORY COUNCIL - APAAC was created by Nielsen Media Research to advise the company on issues connected to the sampling of Asian Pacific Americans for TV audience measurements and community outreach. First met with Jimmy D. Lee, Commissioner of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Don Nakanishi, Ph.D., Director of the Asian American Studies Center at the University of California as Council Co-Chairpersons. The other 11 community, civic and business leaders are Tomas L. Consunji, Sr (ABS-CBN International), John Thai Dinh (Little Saigon Television), Alice Lee (KSCI), Karen Narasaki, Esq. (Asian American Justice Center), Michael Sherman (KTSF TV), Nita Song (IW Group), Anil Srivatsa (ImaginAsian Television), Doua Thor (Southeast Asia Resource Action Center) and Jerry Wong (U.S. Census Bureau)
  • APA MEDIA COALITION - ad hoc group of people interested in advocating for greater diversity in network television and other media. Groups include MANAA, East West Players, Visual Communications, NAATA, Asian American Coalition for Total Inclusion On the Networks (AACTION), OCA and the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium (NAPALC). Because of Mineta being appointed by President.Clinton to be Commerce Secretary and then appointed by President Bush to be Transportation Secretary, Karen Narasaki was chosen as the replacement. The stated reasons include the following: 1) her experience and effectiveness as an advocate; 2) her established relationships with NAACP; 3) she's based in Washington D.C (a location of political power); 4) she has an available staff: and 5) she has the resources to pay for conference calls and travel.

DIVERSITY (HEADS OF DIVERSITY AT THE MAJOR NETWORKS

  • WENDA FONG - Director of Diversity Development Department (FOX/P.O. Box 900/Bldg. 100, Room 4555/Beverly Hills, CA 90213-900/if using a messenger:10201 W. Pico Blvd., Bldg. 100, Room 4555/10201 W. Pico Blvd., Bldg. 100, Room 4555/310-369-4110)
  • MICHAEL JACK - As of June 2002, appointed Chief of Diversity (replacing Paula Madison)- along with his appointment as President and General Manager of WRC-TV (NBC's Washington station. Bob Wright, NBC's Chairman and Chief Executive, stated that "a pure ethnic show don't have to be spectacular to succeed. With us, they've got to be very good."
  • PAULA MADISON - NBC's Vice-President of Diversity (NBC/3000 W. Alameda Avenue/Burbank, CA 91523/818-840-4444). NBC's Bob Wright's Diversity Statement states in part: "Years ago, NBC voluntarily implemented a mandatory training program in diversity for all employees. These sessions aim to increase awareness of and sensitivity to diversity issues in the workplace. NBC's commitment to diversity manifests itself in the programming we produce and air as well." Marc Hirshfield (Executive V.P. Casting of NBC Entertainment) is also involved. As of June 2002, when Michael Jack replaced her, her duties included integrating the staffs and mission of NBC with Telemundo - the second largest Spanish language television in the country. She will remain president and general manager of KNBC-TV and will lead the entertainment team of the diversity initiative at the network on a temporary basis, until Michael Jack gets up and running.
  • JOSIE THOMAS - CBS' Head of Diversity/Senior V.P. (CBS/51 W. 52nd Street/New York, NY 10019/212-975-4321)
  • ALEX WALLAU - President, ABC Television Network Administration & Operations (in light that there is no diversity department, he’s taken the initiative. Carmen Smith has been EWP’s contact person. (ABC, Inc./2040 Avenue of the Stars/Los Angeles, CA 90067/310/557-7777)
  • MITSY WILSON - Fox's Head of Diversity/Sr. V.P. of Diversity Development Department (FOX/10201 W. Pico Blvd/Bldg.100, Room 5075/ Los Angeles, CA 90035/310-369-1000)

 

 
 
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