Ong Steps Down At Travel Channel

By R. Thomas Umstead
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Laureen Ong will step down as president of the Travel Channel at the end of the month, the network announced Friday.

Ong, who has served in the position for more than three years, oversaw the network's transition to Scripps Network Interactive after the company acquired a majority interest in Travel from Cox Communications in 2009.

"I feel my mission at Travel Channel is complete," Ong said in a statement.  "I came here to help transition Travel Channel into the Scripps family of lifestyle brands, put together a great leadership and creative team, and position the network for unprecedented growth.  With those objectives accomplished, I'm looking forward to Travel Channel's continuing evolution into a uniquely defined and competitively powerful lifestyle television brand."

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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.