Education
Charles Segars has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, and completed a graduate certificate in International Security and Policy at Stanford University in 2011.
producer chief executive Chief Executive Officer of Ovation
Charles Segars has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, and completed a graduate certificate in International Security and Policy at Stanford University in 2011.
He is Chief Executive Officer of Ovation (United States television channel). He is known for work as an Executive Producer on the National Treasure (franchise). Mr. Segars has had an extensive career in the media industry, working as a Digital Adviser to DreamWorks Animation to develop new content creation and distribution media projects.
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Segars was a senior executive at DreamWorks Television and was Vice President of Primetime Specials and Late Night Programming at Columbia Broadcasting System Entertainment. He has held a number of other senior executive positions including Vice President of Program Development at Viacom Productions and Executive Producer of Program Development at MovieTime/East! Entertainment Television. Most recently, Segars serves at DreamWorks Animation as a digital advisor to senior management and works on all aspects of DWA"s diversification into new media including content creation, distribution, and monetization through Over The Top (OTT) and Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (MVPD) platforms.
Segars launched the new YouTube/DreamWorks venture YouTube Nation and advises on other YouTube initiatives including Awesomeness television He co-created and wrote the story for the franchise and serves as its Executive Producer.
Charles Segars is also currently a White House Associate leading the Advance Team for The Office of the President of the United States. Segars is a sworn Los Angeles Sheriff"s Deputy and serves in the Los Angeles County Sheriff"s Emergency Operations Bureau/Dignitary Protection Unit.
He is a member of the Writers Guild of America, Producers Guild, and Institut National des Sciences Appliquées. Concurrently, Segars is also a member of the Board of Directors for Ovation television and Ovation New Media, as well as its acting Chief Executive Officer. He is an active member of the WGA, Producers Guild, and is an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon for its Masters of Entertainment Industry Management Program.