NAMIC Names Nicol Turner-Lee New CEO

By R. Thomas Umstead
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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The National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications has tapped diversity advocate Nicol Turner-Lee as its new president and CEO.

Turner-Lee, currently vice president and the first director of the Media and Technology Institute at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, will effectively replace Kathy Johnson, who resigned from the organization last September. Turner-Lee will begin her new post at NAMIC on April 2, the organization announced Wednesday.

"We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee to the NAMIC family and are particularly excited about the breadth of knowledge and experience she brings to the table," said Ray Gutierrez, chairman, NAMIC Board and executive VP, human resources for CBS Television Networks in a statement.

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R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.