Jamie Kellner, the influential television executive who helped launch both Fox and The WB, has died, according to media reports. He was 77 years old and died Friday at his home in Montecito. Fox launched in 1986, while The WB took to the air in 1995.
Kellner is the only executive to have been so intimately involved in the creation of two broadcast TV networks. He was at the top of the business from the 1980s into the early 2000s, including succeeding Ted Turner as chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting.
Shows launched under Kellner include “The Simpsons,” “In Living Color,” “Married… With Children,” “Cops” and “21 Jump Street” at Fox.
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