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Kevin Brockman was named senior vice president, Communications, Disney-ABC Television Group in May 2005, reporting to Anne Sweeney, co-chairman, Media Networks, The Walt Disney Company and president, Disney-ABC Television Group, and to Zenia Mucha, execuitve vice president, Communications, The Walt Disney Company.
In his position Mr. Brockman is responsible for all corporate and entertainment communication efforts on behalf of The Disney-ABC Television Group, which includes the ABC Television Network and the company’s entertainment cable television networks under the Disney-ABC Cable Networks Group banner, including Disney Channel (worldwide), ToonDisney, ABC Family and SOAPNet. In addition he is responsible for all communication efforts on behalf of ABC Television Studio, Walt Disney Television Animation, ABC Corporate Initiatives, ABC’s owned stations and the ABC Radio division, and continues to oversee the network’s Photography/New Media and Talent Relations departments.
Previously, since September 2004, Mr. Brockman had been senior vice president, Entertainment Communications. In that position he was charged with oversight of all entertainment communications for the Disney-ABC Television Group, including the ABC Television Network’s ABC Kids, ABC Daytime, ABC Primetime, ABC Late-Night and the Photography/New Media and Talent Relations departments, as well as for the ABC Cable Networks Group, ABC Television Studio and Walt Disney Television Animation.
Before this, from 2000-2005, Mr. Brockman was senior vice president, Entertainment Communications, ABC Television Network, having joined the network in 1997.
Mr. Brockman joined ABC from UPN, where he was part of the senior executive team that successfully launched the network in January 1995, overseeing all corporate and entertainment communications. During his tenure, the network successfully added several additional evenings of primetime programming and launched programming into other dayparts. He began his career in television communications as the director of Public Relations, Marketing and On-Air Promo for Fox Television Stations Productions (FTSP), a development division of FOX, Inc. that was responsible for such programs as Cops,America’s Most Wanted and Studs.
Earlier Mr. Brockman served as manager of Public Relations for Radio City Music Hall Productions in New York City. During that time, he oversaw all aspects of media relations and corporate communications for this entertainment production company, and was responsible for the public relations campaigns for more than 350 live concerts and theatricals. In addition, he handled numerous television specials and corporate events, including the Super Bowl XXVII half-time show starring Michael Jackson. Mr. Brockman began his entertainment career in theatrical publicity, where he worked on a wide variety of Broadway and off-Broadway productions.
Mr. Brockman is currently a member of the Television Publicity Executives Committee, having served as its Chairman for two years (2000-2001). He sits on the Board of the Entertainment Publicists Professional Society, and is also a special member of the Marketing Board for the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amFAR).
Mr. Brockman, who received a Bachelor of Science degree in organizational behavior from the University of Florida, resides in Los Angeles. | 