Bonnie Hammer began her career in television at WGBH-TV, the public television station in Boston, where she produced This Old House, Infinity Factory and ZOOM for PBS.
12 Facts About Bonnie Hammer
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Bonnie Hammer first established herself professionally in New York as an original programming executive at Lifetime Television Network, where she executive produced several award-winning documentaries for the network's acclaimed Signature Series; she was honored with the Lillian Gish Award, several Cine Golden Eagles and the National Association for Youth's Mentor Award.
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In 1989 Bonnie Hammer joined Universal Television as a programming executive.
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When Bonnie Hammer took on the role of Sci-Fi president, she brought to network a mini-series in partnership with Steven Spielberg called, Steven Spielberg Presents: Taken.
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In 2004 Universal Television merged with NBC and Bonnie Hammer became president of USA in addition to Sci-Fi.
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In March 2008, Bonnie Hammer took leadership at the new studio Universal Cable Productions.
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Bonnie Hammer has received several awards for her work in the span of her career.
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Bonnie Hammer has consistently been named to The Hollywood Reporters Power 100, an annual list of the most influential women in Hollywood.
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In June 2021, in recognition of her track record as an innovator, leader and mentor, Variety announced that Bonnie Hammer will be saluted with Variety's TV Legacy Award.
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Bonnie Hammer is an accomplished photographer, and her work has been displayed in galleries and published in Time, the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, the Los Angeles Times, and various Houghton-Mifflin and Little Brown books.
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Bonnie Hammer's husband has one child from a previous marriage and they have one child together.
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Bonnie Hammer has considered IAC owner Barry Diller, who acquired the USA Network in 1997, to be a mentor.