Thirteen/WNET

industry: Entertainment / Not For Profit

Function: Sales

Successful placements

Tom Watson named Executive Director, National Corporate Sponsorship Sales for Thirteen/WNET

New York

Entertainment, Not For Profit

We are very pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Executive Director, National Corporate Sponsorship Sales for Thirteen/WNET.
Thirteen has appointed Tom Watson, who will oversee all national and local underwriting from corporations and foundations for programs and projects from Thirteen/WNET and WLIW.

Tom comes from Logo, one of MTV’s networks, where he was Vice President of Advertising Sales. Prior to Logo, Tom was Vice President and Sales Team Leader at ABC Television Network, where he oversaw sales of network primetime, daytime, news, cable, and interactive. Tom’s early career includes tenures at GM Mediaworks, as Broadcast Supervisor, and Lindas and N.W. Ayer as a media buyer.

Tom has a B.S. from Syracuse University, and a Masters in Social Work Administration from Hunter College School of Social Work.