2008 Woodie Awards
UA Alumni win distinguish award for success
Ed Wilson
Larry Burge
Issue date: 10/29/07 Section: News
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The Lemke Department of Journalism held a reception Friday to honor former UA student Ed Wilson, president of Fox Television Network's business division. Wilson, a 1979 graduate of the Walton College of Business, said the Alumni Association Award he received in 2006 was not something he expected when he was an undergraduate at UA.
"It's obviously nice to be honored by the university from which you graduated," Wilson said. "It's kind of like a report card, you feel like you got a good grade in life."
Wilson worked for Viacom in both Dallas and Chicago before he moved to KATV in Little Rock where he was the station's sales manager.
"You knew Ed was going to be a success," said Larry Foley, Lemke broadcast journalism professor. Foley knew Wilson when they both worked at KATV.
Paramount hired Wilson in 1984, and sent him to New York to manage its eastern region, where he sold syndications of TV programs such as "Cheers," "Entertainment Tonight," "The Arsenio Hall Show" and "Star Trek."
Wilson moved to Los Angeles in 1990. He became Sony Pictures Television senior vice president and stayed there until 1994, when he decided to start up his media distribution company he called "MaXaM."
"I've enjoyed pretty much everything I've ever done," Wilson said. "One of my highlights was starting my own company. I was a little nervous when I did it. But it was one of the best things I've ever done."
After selling his company to CBS, CBS Enterprises hired Wilson to run its new domestic division, EYEMARK Entertainment. He stayed with CBS until 2000, when NBC hired him to take its syndication business to a new level.
At NBC, Wilson helped to launch first-run television series such as "Access Hollywood," "The Jane Pauley Show" and "The Chris Mathews Show." He also managed NBC's off-network sales of "Fear Factor," "Providence," "Crossing Jordan" and "Boomtown," before he joined Fox Television in 2004, according to a UA press release.
"It's obviously nice to be honored by the university from which you graduated," Wilson said. "It's kind of like a report card, you feel like you got a good grade in life."
Wilson worked for Viacom in both Dallas and Chicago before he moved to KATV in Little Rock where he was the station's sales manager.
"You knew Ed was going to be a success," said Larry Foley, Lemke broadcast journalism professor. Foley knew Wilson when they both worked at KATV.
Paramount hired Wilson in 1984, and sent him to New York to manage its eastern region, where he sold syndications of TV programs such as "Cheers," "Entertainment Tonight," "The Arsenio Hall Show" and "Star Trek."
Wilson moved to Los Angeles in 1990. He became Sony Pictures Television senior vice president and stayed there until 1994, when he decided to start up his media distribution company he called "MaXaM."
"I've enjoyed pretty much everything I've ever done," Wilson said. "One of my highlights was starting my own company. I was a little nervous when I did it. But it was one of the best things I've ever done."
After selling his company to CBS, CBS Enterprises hired Wilson to run its new domestic division, EYEMARK Entertainment. He stayed with CBS until 2000, when NBC hired him to take its syndication business to a new level.
At NBC, Wilson helped to launch first-run television series such as "Access Hollywood," "The Jane Pauley Show" and "The Chris Mathews Show." He also managed NBC's off-network sales of "Fear Factor," "Providence," "Crossing Jordan" and "Boomtown," before he joined Fox Television in 2004, according to a UA press release.
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