Michael Pack

Michael Pack is an American publisher, documentary film producer, and non-profit executive.[1]

Pack attended Yale College, the University of California at Berkeley, and New York University.[2] Early in his career, he worked for Radiotelevisione Italiana and the U.S. Information Agency.[3]

In 1977 Pack founded Manifold Productions, a film and television production company which produced programs primarily for the Public Broadcasting System (PBS).[2][4] From 2003 to 2006, Pack served as senior vice-president for television programming at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.[2][4] He has also served on the National Council on the Humanities.[5] From 2015 to 2017 Pack was employed as chief executive officer of the Claremont Institute and as publisher of the Claremont Review of Books.[4][6]

In June 2018, it was announced that President Donald Trump intended to nominated Pack as the chief executive officer of the Broadcasting Board of Governors.[7]

References

  1. Anderson, John (March 17, 2017). "Left-Leaning Documentary World Seeks Right-Wing Perspective". New York Times. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Michael Pack". Claremont Institute. Claremont Institute. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  3. "Michael Pack". Huffington Post. Huffington Post. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Gold, Hadas (June 1, 2017). "White House eyes Bannon ally for top broadcasting post". Politico. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  5. "Lobbying World". The Hill. March 10, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  6. "The Daily 202: Lawmakers baffled that immigration getting short shrift in Washington". Washington Post. June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  7. "Trump to Nominate Michael Pack as Next BBG CEO". NPR. June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018. President Donald Trump plans to nominate conservative filmmaker and documentarian Michael Pack as the next head of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the White House says.
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