Colleen Brown, broadcast executive. Member March of Dimes. Member Young Press Association.
Education
Bachelor in Political Science & Business Administration summa cum laude, University Dubuque, Iowa. Master of Business Administration, University Colorado, Boulder. Participated in Executive Development, Belo Corporation.
Participated in Lee Leadership. Participated in Executive Marketing, Harvard University. Participated in Executive Marketing Program, Northwestern University.
Participated in Center for Creative Leadership. Participated in Gannett Management Program. Participated in Gannett Broadcast Management Program.
Completed, Stanford Directors College, Palo Alto, California.
Career
General manager Station KPNX-television. Vice president, station manager, KUSA-television Gannett, 1980—1991, president, general manager, WFMY-television North Carolina, 1991—1995, president, general manager, tv operations, 1995—2000. Vice president, broadcast Lee Enterprises, Inc., 1998-1999, president, Lee Broadcast Group Davenport, Iowa, 1999—2000.
Sr vice president, business development Belo Corporation, 2000—2005. President, Chief Executive Officer Fisher Communications, Inc., since 2005, board directors, since 2006. Former board directors Maximum Service television, Inc., Career Builder, Classified Ventures.
Board directors DataSphere, Inc, Open Mobile Video Coalition.
Membership
Member March of Dimes. Member Young Press Association.