William F. Baker, B.A. Communication Science '66, M.A. Communication Science '69, Ph.D. Communication Science '72
William
F. Baker is president and chief executive officer of public television's
flagship station, Thirteen/WNET
in New York. With more than 30 years in television, he has played a leading
role in helping to shape American broadcasting in both the commercial and
public sectors. Beginning his career while still a student, he worked as
a producer for Cleveland's WEWS-TV
5 and stations on both coasts before becoming president of Westinghouse
Television, Inc. in 1979. In 1981 he took on an additional role as chairman
of Group W Satellite Communications then joined Thirteen in 1987. Baker is
a past recipient of the Case Alumni Association's President's Award for Distinguished
Alumni and is the co-author of Down
the Tube: An Inside Account of American Television.
Susie Gharib, B.A. English '72
 
Susie
Gharib is the co-anchor of the Nightly
Business Report. Known for her thorough coverage of business stories,
market trends, and analysis, she has more than 20 years experience as a financial
journalist. Having begun her career at the Cleveland
Plain Dealer she later moved to New York where she turned to broadcast
in 1983 at ESPN's award-winning "Business
Times". In 2001 She won the Gracie
Allen Award for best anchor.
Jan Hopkins, M.A. American Studies '71
After nearly 25 years in television, Jan Hopkins recently became Managing
Director, Client Communications, at Citibank
Private Bank in New York. Before joining CitiBank, she was with CNN
Financial News where she served as an anchor person and host of the
weekday market program Street Sweep, as well as the weekly show Movers.
She was also a frequent guest host for Moneyline. Previously she produced
economic news for ABC News and had
been a national assignment editor for CBS
News. In 1987 her trading floor coverage of the October stock
crash helped CNN garner its first Peabody
Award.
Barry Meyer, J.D. '67
Barry
Meyer became Chairman & Chief Executive of Warner
Bros. on October 4, 1999. One of the top executives in the entertainment
industry, he joined Warner Bros. in 1971 as director of business affairs
for their television division. Previously he had worked in the legal and
business affairs departments of ABC Television.
Jack Perkins, B.A. Political Science '56
Jack
Perkins has served as host for a variety of programs on the Arts
& Entertainment network including A&E Premieres, The Time Machine with
Jack Perkins, and the critically acclaimed series, Biography.
Once named "the most literate network correspondent" by the Associated Press,
he spent 25 years with NBC News as correspondent, commentator and anchorman.
He was also frequently on the Huntley-Brinkley Report and the Today show
and was nominated for an Emmy Award for his coverage of the 1972 Winter Olympics
in Japan.
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