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Jonathan C. Abbott is an American media executive who was the president and CEO of WGBH Educational Foundation from 2007 until his resignation in 2022.[1]
Biography [ edit ]
Abbott grew up in New York City , where his father, Forrest Abbott, was the treasurer and controller of Barnard College .[2] [3] New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University .[4] [5] The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine and received his B.A. from Columbia University and M.B.A. from Stanford University .[1] WKCR-FM .[1]
He joined KQED in San Francisco after graduating from Stanford, running the station's marketing and development, before moving to PBS in Washington as senior vice president of development and corporate relations.[6]
Abbot joined WGBH-TV as vice president and General Manager in 1998 and was named president and CEO in 2007.[7] [6] WGBY with New England Public Radio to form the multiplatform New England Public Media .[8]
In 2013, Abbott was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .[9] John Jay Award from Columbia College .[10]
Abbot lives in Newton, Massachusetts with his family.[6]
In February 2022, Abbott announced plans to step down at the end of the year, and was replaced in December by Susan Goldberg .[7] [8]
References [ edit ]
^ "Still Giving Back" . Teachers College - Columbia University . Retrieved 2022-03-08 .
^ "Barnard Plans for Future Despite Columbia Merger Proposals" . The New York Times . 1976-10-03. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-03-08 .
^ "Edward C. Melby Jr. D.V.M. Obituary (2018) The Burlington Free Press" . Legacy.com . Retrieved 2022-03-08 .
^ "Former Veterinary College dean Edward C. Melby Jr. dies" . Cornell Chronicle . Retrieved 2022-03-08 .
^ a b c Edelman, Larry (February 23, 2022). "GBH's Jonathan Abbott to step down as CEO at the end of the year - The Boston Globe" . BostonGlobe.com . Retrieved 2022-03-08 .
^ a b "GBH President Jon Abbott plans to step down" . News . 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2022-03-08 .
^ a b Goldsmith, Jill (2022-02-23). "Jonathan Abbott, Longtime CEO Of Public Media's GBH In Boston, To Step Down At Year's End" . Deadline . Retrieved 2022-03-08 .
^ "Jonathan C. Abbott" . American Academy of Arts & Sciences . Retrieved 2022-03-08 .
^ "Five Alumni Honored at John Jay Awards Dinner" . Columbia College Today . 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2022-03-08 .
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