Co-chairman, NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal Television Studio
Co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal Television Studio, working alongside Co-chairman Ben Silverman to direct the studios' operations, based in Burbank and Universal City, California
Documentary challenges how black life is portrayed on screen In his directorial debut, RaMell Ross ruminates on how black life has been portrayed. “Hale County This Morning, This Evening” focuses on the lives of people trying to eke out a living in Alabama’s catfish industry. It’s shortlisted for an Oscar.
John Wray: Godsend John Wray discusses writing about the extremes of subjectivity, and breaking the reader of expectations in his new novel, Godsend.
As teachers strike, political heavyweights bide their time The L.A. teachers' strike is now well underway and both sides are waiting to see who will budge. Others are looking to their elected leaders, from L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti to newly minted Governor Gavin Newsom, for help. But can they make a difference, especially with an issue that has so much at stake?
LAUSD teachers strike starts -- how long will it last? Thirty-one thousand LAUSD teachers, nurses, librarians, and counselors went on strike this morning. They want a salary increase, smaller class sizes, and the hiring of more staff. The district says it can’t afford all that. We see what happened on the picket lines.