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B&C, MCN, PromaxBDA Name Four ‘Brand Builders’

NEW YORK — Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel
News and marketing association
PromaxBDA said Ed Carroll, chief operating
officer of Rainbow Media Holdings; Stephen
Davis, president of Hasbro Studios; Debra
Lee, chairman and CEO of BET Networks and
David Levy, president of Turner Sales, Distribution
and Sports, will be honored with 2011
Brand Builder Awards.

The awards recognize outstanding marketing
and promotion executives responsible
for building today’s leading companies. The
awards
reception
will be held
Wednesday,
June 29, at
the Hilton
New York as
part of PromaxBDA’s
annual 2011 Conference (June 28 to 30).

“This year’s honorees are truly four of the
visionaries in our industry and represent
four dynamic brands,” Louis Hillelson, group
publisher for Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel
News, said in a statement. “We are
thrilled to recognize them and very much look
forward to celebrating them at PromaxBDA’s
conference on June 29.”

PromaxBDA president and CEO Jonathan
Block-Verk said in the statement, “The Brand
Builder Award honorees are driving forces of
innovation and creativity for today’s leading
brands.”

CNBC’s Mark Haines Dies Unexpectedly at 65


NEW YORK — Business journalist Mark Haines, a fixture on CNBC for 22 years,
died unexpectedly Tuesday evening at age 65, the business-news network
said. The cause of death was not disclosed.

Haines, founding anchor of CNBC’s morning show Squawk Box, was coanchor
of the program, providing insight and commentary that was sometimes
humorous and occasionally
acerbic.

CNBC president Mark Hoffman
called Haines a “building
block” of CNBC and said
the anchorman died at his
home.

“With his searing wit,
profound insight and piercing
interview style, he was a
constant and trusted presence
in business news for
more than 20 years,” Hoffman
said in a statement to
CNBC employees. “From the
dotcom bubble to the tragic
events of 9/11 to the depths
of the financial crisis, Mark
was always the unflappable
pro. Mark loved CNBC, and
we loved him back. He will be
deeply missed.”

Haines was a news anchor
for KYW-TV in Philadelphia,
WABC-TV in New York and
WPRI-TV in Providence before
joining CNBC.

Traders at the normally
bustling New York Stock Exchange paused for a moment of silence in his
memory.

Kara DioGuardi to Develop Docuseries for Bravo

NEW YORK — Songwriter and former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi has
reached a development deal with Bravo on a new docu-series, the network
said.

The series, currently under the working title KARA, will follow DioGuardi as
she juggles her duties as a songwriter, producer, publisher and record exec
with her personal life. World of Wonder and Arthouse Entertainment will produce,
with DioGuardi, Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell and Stephen
Finfer serving as executive producers.

DioGuardi fans won’t have to wait long to see her; she is slated to be the
head judge on Bravo’s new songwriting competition, Platinum Hit, which premieres
May 30 at 10 p.m.