Turner Entertainment Names Hudson SVP, Late Night, Specials

By John Eggerton
published

Turner Entertainment Networks has named David Hudson senior vice president, late night and specials for TBS and TNT.

Hudson, as vice president of alternative programming, has been overseeing Conan and Lopez Tonight, the "very funny"  network's marquee late-night offerings, as well as developing specials.

He will continue to oversee the SAG Awards telecasts and the Christmas in Washington special.

"David has done a tremendous job supervising many key projects for TBS and TNT, including the high-profile launches of Conan and Lopez Tonight," said executive vice president of programming Michael Wright, to whom Hudson reports. "David will play a critical role in our late-night efforts on TNT and TBS, and this promotion is much-deserved."

Hudson is based in Los Angeles.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.