Jennifer Davidson (executive)

Jennifer Davidson
Jennifer Davidson
Born	1969; Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation	Vice President of Cartoon Network
Known for	Starting Adult Swim

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

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

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.

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]

References

^ Kimberly Nordyke (December 4, 2007). "Cartoon Net exec Davidson dies at 38". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 23, 2007. Retrieved December 10, 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Cartoon Network exec Jennifer Davidson dies". Variety. December 3, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2007.

External links

[1] Kimberly Nordyke (December 4, 2007). "Cartoon Net exec Davidson dies at 38". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 23, 2007. Retrieved December 10, 2007.

[var-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Cartoon Network exec Jennifer Davidson dies". Variety. December 3, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2007.

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