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City of Seattle
Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: Gary Gibson hired as General Manager of TVSea
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
6/28/2002 1:00:00 PM |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rona Zevin (206)684-8264
Katherine Schubert-Knapp (206) 684-0909
Kathy Sugiyama (206) 684-0909
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Gary Gibson hired as General Manager of TVSea
Will oversee development of "democracy
portal"
Gary Gibson has been hired as the new general manager of the city of
Seattle's cable channel, TVSea. As general manager, Gibson will play a major
role in improving the channel as it undergoes a transformation with the city's
website to allow Seattle residents to better communicate with their elected
officials. He assumed his duties on June 10.
Unveiled in May by Mayor Greg Nickels and City Councilmember Jim Compton, plans
for the "democracy portal" call for new programming, live "web
casting," and interactive services that make it easier for citizens to
access government information and decision makers. Live video streaming of city
council meetings began earlier this month.
Gibson has more than 25 years of experience producing television programs. He
has created numerous programs for the Public Broadcasting System, including Chihuly
over Venice, the first HDTV program broadcast nationwide on public
television. Gibson was vice president for production at KCTS, Seattle from 1992
to 2000. At KCTS he oversaw a variety of programs including KCTS’s acclaimed
"Over" series of aerial productions, the American Masters
special Vaudeville, Buffett and Gates on Success, The Seattle Symphony Live
from Benaroya Hall, Great Ranches of the West, and Stanley Kramer on
Film.
Gibson’s work has earned the George Foster Peabody Award, eight regional
Emmys, seven Washington Press Awards, and the Gold Medal of the New York Film
Festival. Gibson has produced television, live theatre, concerts, events, and
exhibitions throughout the United States.
Gibson is a graduate of the University of Washington’s School of
Communications, and the Graduate School of Business Management Program.
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