panelist
Phil Kent
Chairman and CEO
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

Philip I. Kent is chairman and chief executive officer of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.). He is responsible for the portfolio of domestic and international networks and businesses of Turner’s news, entertainment and animation, young adult & kids media divisions, including CNN/U.S., HLN, CNN International and CNN.com; TBS, TNT, Turner Classic Movies, truTV and Peachtree TV; and Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Adult Swim. Kent also has corporate oversight of all advertising and distribution, all corporate administrative functions, Turner Sports and Turner Studios.

Kent, who assumed his current position in February 2003, previously served as president and chief operating officer of CNN News Group, where he oversaw a strategic reorganization of the news division, a radical redesign of Headline News and a number of high-profile hires. Earlier, he was president of Turner Broadcasting System International (TBSI) and Turner Home Entertainment. Prior to joining Turner in 1993, Kent was with Creative Artists Agency (CAA).

Kent serves on the boards of the Ad Council, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, Atlanta’s Woodruff Arts Center and UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film & Television. He was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 2007.