Bonnie Hammer

Bonnie Hammer has been President of the U.S. cable channel SCI FI since 2001 and of the USA Network since 2004 (both networks are owned by NBC Universal). She joined USA as a programming executive in 1989 and has held a number of positions at both companies since then. Hammer first established herself professionally in New York as a programming executive at Lifetime Television, where she oversaw production of an award-winning series of documentaries.

She is a 1971 graduate of Boston University College of Communication; she also earned a master's degree in Media Technology from the University's School of Education in 1975. She launched her career in television at WGBH, the public television station in Boston, where she produced the critically-acclaimed series "This Old House" and "ZOOM". She later executive-produced "Good Day!" for Boston's ABC affiliate, WCVB.

Hammer is a published author and an accomplished photographer.

References

[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0714F63F550C778CDDAB0994DD404482&showabstract=1 "New York Times" interview, 2005]

[http://archives.cnn.com/2001/CAREER/jobenvy/02/05/hammer/index.html#popup= CNN Interview, 2001]

[http://www.natpe.org/conference/speakers/bios/index.jsp?id_string=63498:$WemqaQDdk9e2y0EaMR6tg** NATPE Speaker Bio, 2006.]