Stephen Chao has worked as the president of the Fox Broadcasting Company, an independent television producer, president of USA Network, and co-founder of WonderHowTo.
17 Facts About Stephen Chao
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Stephen Chao's maternal grandfather was a prominent official in pre-revolutionary China, once serving as the nation's economic minister to the United States.
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Stephen Chao attended Fay School and then the Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire.
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Stephen Chao attended Harvard University, where he majored in classical studies in 1977.
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Stephen Chao later went on to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1981.
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Between Harvard degrees, Stephen Chao co-wrote a Fodor's travel guide for Turkey, shoveled manure in France, and reported for the National Enquirer.
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Stephen Chao broke the story of O J Simpson's budding romance with Nicole Brown and tracked UFO sightings throughout South America for three months.
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In 1983, Stephen Chao was hired as the Vice President of Acquisitions and Corporate Development for Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.
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Stephen Chao's duties were to develop innovative, low-cost shows for the owned and operated station group.
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Stephen Chao framed the dent, convincing Diller years later to autograph it.
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Stephen Chao's first success was a concept that had been in his head for years after seeing the "Most Wanted" poster in the post office.
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Stephen Chao was promoted to president of Fox Television Stations in 1992.
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Stephen Chao spoke on "The Threat to Democratic Capitalism Posed by Modern Culture".
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In 1993, Chao formed his own production company, Stephen Chao Incorporated, creating and producing programs for ABC, CBS, NBC, Columbia TriStar Television, Universal Television and Nickelodeon.
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In partnership with Venezuelan media company, Cisneros Television Group, Stephen Chao launched multiple channels, including Playboy TV Latin America and the 24-hour animation channel, Locomotion.
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On March 23,2000, Stephen Chao was promoted to president of USA Cable, where he supervised all cable services.
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Stephen Chao resigned as president of USA Cable on November 5,2001.