Paul Fitzpatrick - Original air date 12-12-94.mp4
Paul FitzPatrick has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer of
Crown Media Holdings, Inc. (
NASDAQ:CRWN), it was announced today by
David Evans, president and chief executive officer of the company. Mr. FitzPatrick, who most recently was chief operating officer of
Crown Media United States,
LLC, which operates the
Hallmark Channel throughout the country, replaces
Lana Corbi, who last month was named president and chief executive officer of Crown Media United States, LLC. In his role, Mr. FitzPatrick will oversee the development and creation of new channels, business development, business affairs, human resources and network information systems worldwide on behalf of
Crown Media Holdings. Prior to joining Hallmark Channel, Mr. FitzPatrick served as
COO of the
Golf Channel, the first single sports genre cable network, where he was responsible for overseeing programming, production and network operations, distribution, marketing, advertising sales and information systems. Before that, Mr. FitzPatrick was president and chief executive officer of NewsTalk
Television, a company he founded in
1988 and launched in
1994. Certain assets of the channel were acquired by
MSNBC in
1996. Between
1991 and
1993, Mr. FitzPatrick was president and COO of
The Weather Channel in
Atlanta, Georgia, where he was instrumental in executing major changes in the network, including implementation of total quality management, branding strategies and new business ventures.
Previously, he was president and COO of the
Washington, D.C.-based
Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network (
C-SPAN). While there, he was successful in renewing C-SPAN's affiliation agreements, developing its first comprehensive five-year business plan, and business and branding strategies as well as overseeing the launch of
C-SPAN 2. Moreover, Mr. FitzPatrick was chief operating officer of Titsch Publishing,
Inc. from
1976 to
1983, during which his responsibilities included serving as editor-in-chief of the company's ten trade and consumer publications, including
Cablevision and
CED magazines. He also oversaw the startup and acquisition of six additional magazines and newspapers. Prior to entering the cable sector, he was involved in politics for seven years, serving in the
White House Office of Telecommunications and on the staffs of a
U.S. Senator and a
U.S. Representative. In addition, he worked for
Colorado Governor John Vanderhoof and managed the 1976 Congressional campaign for
Colorado's Second Congressional District.
Born in
Australia, Mr.
Fitzpatrick earned a
Bachelor of Arts degree in
Political Science from the
College of the Holy Cross and a
Masters of Science degree in Telecommunications from the
University of Colorado.