Ed Wilson has been President of Chicago-based Tribune Broadcasting and has held top-level executive roles with Fox Television Network, NBC Enterprises and CBS Enterprises.
10 Facts About Ed Wilson
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Ed Wilson is a member of the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame.
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Ed Wilson's career began in 1980 as a Sales Trainee for Viacom.
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Ed Wilson later worked for KATV, Channel 7 in Little Rock as a sales manager.
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Ed Wilson befriended colleague Bob Cook, and together, they helped syndicate Ricki Lake and Seinfeld off-network.
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On February 11,1996, Ed Wilson was named president and chief operating officer of CBS Enterprises and Entertainment.
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In July, 2000, Ed Wilson opted not to renew his contract with CBS to pursue other opportunities.
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Ed Wilson served as president of the Fox Television Network from 2004 to 2008.
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In December 2008, Ed Wilson was named chief revenue officer of Tribune Company expanding his role beyond that of Tribune Broadcasting.
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From a pending Local TV acquisition, Tribune Broadcasting agreed to sell three stations WTKR, WGNT, and Scranton, Pennsylvania station WNEP-TV to Ed Wilson's Dreamcatcher Broadcasting, the stations to be operated by Tribune under shared service agreements.