Michael Carrington (television executive)
Michael Carrington | |
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Born | Michael Andrew Chuprin-Plicha 5 May 1961 Camden, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation | Broadcast media executive |
Years active | 1986–present |
Spouse | S. Palluel |
Michael Andrew Carrington (born Michael Andrew Chuprin-Plicha, 5 May 1961), is an
.Early life
Of Russian and English descent, Carrington was born in 1961 in Camden, New South Wales, Australia to Hubert John Plicha and Elaine Marshall. The family lived in Campbelltown, New South Wales until 1974 when they moved to Parkes, New South Wales, where Carrington attended Parkes High School graduating in 1979.
Carrington's father was born Vitalik Aleksandrovich Chuprin (Russian: Виталий Александрович Чуприн) in Rostov-on-Don, Russia and is a direct descendant of Jacob Wiens, a co-founder of the Mennonites. Carrington's paternal grandmother, Margarita Chuprin (née Wiens) had remarried after World War II and his father's name was changed by adoption.[3] They emigrated to Australia, sailing on the Fairsea, departing Naples, Italy 3 December 1949,[4] and arriving in Sydney on New Year's Eve.
Career
After working as a DJ on Radio Station 2PK in Australia, he joined the
In May 2006, the commissioning of the BBC's Children services was split into two and Carrington was appointed the controller of CBeebies,[10] taking responsibility for all the channels output across Radio, Television and Online; commissioning award-winning programmes like In the Night Garden...,[11] Something Special and Waybuloo.[12] Carrington cast CBeebies' first disabled presenter, Cerrie Burnell, as a member of the presenting team in 2009.[citation needed]
In April 2010, Carrington was appointed chief content officer for
Organizations
Michael Carrington is a founder
References
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- ^ "ABC Appoints Michael Carrington Acting Director". by Jackie Keast. 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Precious Family Heirlooms" (PDF). by Alf Redekopp. Mennonite Historian page 4. March 2004.
- ^ Australian National Archives #A11941, 2254-2256
- ^ "LEGO Media Launches". by Chet Corbin. LEGO Company. 13 April 2000.
- ^ "Carrington Appointed CBBC". by James Welsh. Digital Spy. 27 October 2003.
- ^ "Charlie & Lola Commission". by Owen Gibson. The Guardian. 27 June 2008.
- ^ "Carrington Commissions Shaun". by Rick DeMott. AWN News. 19 October 2005.
- ^ "Secret CBBC Commission". by Simon Salter. PR at Collingwood O’Hare. 13 June 2005. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007.
- ^ "Carrington Controller CBeebies". by Katherine Rushton. Broadcast. 25 September 2008.
- ^ "Brand New INTG for CBeebies". BBC Press Office. 6 June 2009.
- ^ "Waybuloo, a TV Show of Delight & Wonder". by Annabel Freyberg. The Telegraph. 30 September 2010.
- ^ "Carrington Joins Turner". by Mark Sweney. Guardian News. 27 January 2010.
- ^ "TBS Arabia Announce CN Studios". by Rana Mesbah. AMEinfo.com. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012.
- ^ "LazyTown Acquired by Turner". TBS Europe. 9 September 2011.
- ^ "LZT S3 Announced". LazyTown World. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012.
- ^ "Turner Greenlights Gumball S3". by Neil Raymundo. Toon Barn. 8 October 2012.
- ^ "HIT Entertainment Appoints Michael Carrington". by Jennifer Wolfe. AWN News. 6 February 2013.
- ^ Whittock, Jesse. "Carrington swaps HIT for Zodiak". TBI Vision. TBI Magazine. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Carrington to head Zodiak Kids Studios". by TBI Reporter. April 2015.
- ^ "Top Kids' Programmers - MIPCOM Junior 2017". by Mansha Daswani. WorldScreen. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "List of CMC Founder Patrons".
- ^ "BAFTA Files 2010" (PDF). British Academy of Film & Television Arts. 2010.
- ^ "Academy Membership". Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2015.