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Katherine Oliver was appointed Commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting on August 1, 2002. Prior to her appointment, Oliver served as General Manager of Bloomberg Radio and Television where she managed a staff of 650 and built digital broadcast operations in 25 cities worldwide. She oversaw Bloomberg's ten channels in seven different languages, managed the broadcast divisions of Bloomberg's websites and was responsible for the development, launch and editorial management of Bloomberg's interactive products. Under Oliver’s leadership, five different language channels were launched and distributed in the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Germany. She developed and launched radio and television programs for Asia and Latin America.
Oliver started at Bloomberg's New York City headquarters in 1992, where she was the executive producer and main presenter of an early morning syndicated business show, which was distributed nationally in the USA on PBS. She helped to launch Bloomberg's radio station WBBR in 1993 and its television programming in 1994, also presenting the news in both outlets. Prior to Bloomberg LP, Oliver was a radio and television reporter for CNBC, Financial News Network (FNN), WABC Radio, 1010 WINS and WBGO, a National Public Radio station member.
Oliver is a board member of the Center for Communication, the Museum of the Moving Image, NYC & Company, Ghetto Film School, Early Stages and NATPE, the National Association of Television Producers and Executives (Board Member 2002-05). She is an Associate to the Board of Directors of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and a member of NYC’s Latin Media and Entertainment Commission, and New York Women in Film and Television. She received the NY Women in Communications’ MATRIX Award in 2006, and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Leadership Award in 2005. Oliver earned a BA at New York University in journalism and economics, and was a professor at the New York University School of Journalism from 1994 to 1996.
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