Bennett possible NATPE president

Sources said Jamie Bennett is one of the finalists
interviewing Tuesday to become president of the National Association of Television Programming Executives.

Bennett most recently spent 10 years as president of Pearson Television plc in
London, but he currently resides in Los Angeles with his family.

Prior to running Pearson, Bennett was head of production and
programming at Buena Vista Television, and prior to that, general manager of
KCBS-TV in Los Angeles.

Bennett's extensive international experience may help him to get the job
because Bruce Johansen, whose term as president will end Wednesday, has
repeatedly said the association is looking for someone with an international
background.

The association also wants a president who will work to revitalize NATPE and
establish good relationships with all of the syndication chiefs.

Bennett joins former Columbia TriStar Television chief Barry Thurston, former USA Broadcasting Inc. chief operating officer
Rick Feldman and former KSWB-TV GM Lisa Markham in the final running for the
post.

Paige Albiniak

Contributing editor Paige Albiniak has been covering the business of television for more than 25 years. She is a longtime contributor to Next TV, Broadcasting + Cable and Multichannel News. She concurrently serves as editorial director for The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences (G.E.M.A.). She has written for such publications as TVNewsCheck, The New York Post, Variety, CBS Watch and more. Albiniak was B+C’s Los Angeles bureau chief from September 2002 to 2004, and an associate editor covering Congress and lobbying for the magazine in Washington, D.C., from January 1997 - September 2002.