- Jennifer Davidson (executive)
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name = Jennifer Davidson
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birth_date = 1969
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death_date =1 December ,2007
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known_for = StartingAdult Swim
occupation =Vice President ofCartoon Network Jennifer Davidson (1969 –
1 December ,2007 ) was an Americanbusinesswoman andVice President ofCartoon Network until her death in 2007. [cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i3c1aefd1e20b61349ef3561a2be9d23f |title=Cartoon Net exec Davidson dies at 38 |accessdate=2007-12-10 |author=Kimberly Nordyke |date=2007-12-04 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter]Early life
Jennifer Kate Stitt Davidson was born in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , cite news |first=|last=|title= Cartoon Network exec Jennifer Davidson dies|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117976930.html?categoryId=25&cs=1|work=Variety Magazine |publisher= |date=2007-12-03 |accessdate=2007-12-13] in 1969. She graduated fromVirginia Tech in 1991 with abachelor's degree in broadcast communications.Career
Davidson was hired as an operations and
production assistant byCartoon Network in 1993 after the network was launched in 1992. She later served as director of on-airpromotion operations and production during Cartoon Network's early years.Her previous positions included the network's
Vice President ofmarketing ,consumer products , ad trade andstrategic operation s. She was involved in the creation of several Cartoon Networkbrand s. Davidson helped create and launch Cartoon Network'sAdult Swim block programming in September 2001. She was alsoexecutive producer of Boomerang, Cartoon Network's classicspin-off channel.Davidson was promoted to Cartoon Network's Senior Vice President of
programming andscheduling in September 2007, after over 14 years with the network. She held that position until her death on December 1, 2007.Davidson had received a number of industry and marketing awards during her time at Cartoon Network. Among her honors was a BDA Gold Award for total
package design for herpromotion of Boomerang in 2000. Most recently, Davidson was also chosen as a 2007-08 Betsy Magness Leadership Fellow.Death
Jennifer Davidson died of a sudden illness on December 1, 2007, in
Atlanta, Georgia . 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. She was survived by her husband, John, three children, and both parents.External links
* [http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6509159.html?industryid=47200 Multichannel News: Cartoon Network Executive Jennifer Davidson Dies, 38]
* [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i3c1aefd1e20b61349ef3561a2be9d23f?imw=Y Hollywood Reporter: Cartoon Net exec Davidson dies at 38]
* [http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/obits/stories/2007/12/04/davidson_1205.html Atlanta-Journal Constitution: Jennifer Davidson, 38, cartoon exec]
* [http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=21614 Cartoon Network SVP Jennifer Davidson Dies at 38]References
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