Background
Festinger, Jonathan Bernard was born on October 10, 1957 in Montreal. Son of Jakob and Lucia (Altenberg) Festinger.
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Jonathan Bernard Festinger
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Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Civil Law, McGill University, 1980.
Career
Associate, Owen, Bird, Barristers and Solicitors, B.C., 1982-1987;
partner, Owen, Bird, Barristers and Solicitors, 1987-1989;
counsel, Western International Comm. Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., 1989-1992;
general counsel, assistant secretary, Western International Comm. Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., 1992-1997;
secretary, counsel Canada Satellite, Western International Comm.
Ltd., Vancouver, 1992-1995;
general counsel, secretary, Western International Comm. Ltd., Vancouver, 1995-1997;
secretary, Allarcom Pay television Ltd., 1991-1997;
general manager, Vancouver television, since 1997;
senior vice president, B.C. Baton Broadcasting Inc., since 1997. Adjunct Professor U. B.C. Law School, Vancouver, 1992-1997, member project steering committee Center for Comm.
Law and Cultural Studies. Member of advisory board Media and Comm. Law Review, 1990-1995.
Chairman Broadcast Comm. Advisory Committee, 1989-1993;member Working Group on Canada Programming and Private television, Minister Canada Heritage. Panelist, speaker various organizations and conferences.
Achievements
Membership
Member Dean's Council, B.C. Institute Technology, 1989-1991. Vice president Jewish Family Svc.Agy., Vancouver, 1989-1990, director, 1988-1990. Member Vancouver Opera Finance Development Cabinet, 1984-1987.
Member Canada Bar Association (chair broadcast law committee media and committee section 1990-1993, chair national media and committee section 1993-1995), Canada Association Broadcasters (chair societal issues joint committee 1990-1991), Vancouver Club, LawSoc. B.C. (drafting subcommittee on advertising to professional Studies. committee 1985).
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Married Corinne Barbara Zimmerman, Oct.25, 1992. 1 child, Jeremy M.
