ViacomCBS Kids & Family Hires Cochran as Senior VP

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Former Freeform exec will managing live action production for Nick, Awesomeness

Yolanda Cochran (Image credit: ViacomCBS)

Yolanda Cochran was named senior VP, live-action long-form production at ViacomCBS Kids & Family.

Cochran, who most recently had been VP of production at Disney’s Freeform network, will manage live-action physical production for Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., TeenNick and Nicktoons, and for Awesomeness. She will report to Megan Ring, executive VP of production at ViacomCBS.

“Yolanda is a talented producer and creative executive known for bringing bold, original stories and important voices to the screen,” said Ring. “Her considerable expertise in production will only strengthen our ability to make content that truly resonates with young audiences and families. I’m also excited to welcome Yolanda for her incredible advocacy in addressing gender and race inequality in entertainment – leadership that will help reinforce our own commitment to greater diversity and inclusion.”

Before Freeform, Cochran was with Alcon Entertainment. Previous to Alcon, she was a freelancer working on films including Life, Blue Streak, Nutty Professor II, Coyote Ugly and Dragonfly.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.