Josh Sapan

Josh Sapan
Born November 28, 1951[1]
Alma mater University of Wisconsin-Madison[2]
Occupation President and Chief Executive Officer of AMC Networks [3]

Josh Sapan (born 1951) is an American entertainment executive. Sapan is the CEO of AMC Networks, a position he has held since 1995.

Biography

Sapan was born to a Jewish family.[4][5] Earlier in his career he spearheaded the development of the Bravo network.

Writing

Sapan is the author of The Big Picture: America in Panorama (Princeton Architectural Press), a collection of panoramic photos from the 20th century.[6]

He is also a published poet. [7]

Affiliations

Sapan serves on numerous boards, including The Paley Center for Media, The Cable Center, the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) Educational Foundation, the International Radio and Television Society (IRTS), the Museum of the Moving Image, People for the American Way, WNYC Radio, and The New School.

Awards

  • Cable Center Hall of Fame National Basketball Association
  • Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame
  • National Cable & Telecommunications Association Vanguard Award for Programmers
  • National Cable & Telecommunications Association Vanguard Award for Marketing
  • CTAM's Grand TAM Award and Chairman's Award
  • Association of Cable Communicators' (ACC) President's Award
  • PROMAX Brand Builder Award
  • T. Howard Foundation's Executive Leadership Award
  • Paley Prize for Innovation and Excellence

References

  1. ↑ "Joshua W. Sapan". "Bloomberg Businessweek".
  2. ↑ "Q&A with Josh Sapan". "C-SPAN".
  3. ↑ "Josh Sapan".
  4. ↑ "Frequent Flier – A Bolt From the Blue (the Bad Kind)" by Josh Sapan (New York Times, Jul. 2005) "I told my wife. She thought I was talking about some big breakthrough in our business discussions. What brand of hyperbole is this? she asked. I'm Jewish and she's Episcopalian, and I guess that response comes with the territory."
  5. ↑ "Thank You". urj.org. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. ↑ The Big Picture: America in Panorama (2013), Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 978-1-61689-165-7.
  7. ↑ "AMC Networks CEO Roasted With Jokes About AMC, Netflix, Occupy Wall Street, Casey Anthony". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-10-01.


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