CMT Hires Sr. VP of Program Planning and Scheduling
Katie Buchanan
CMT has hired Katie Buchanan as Sr. VP of Program Planning and Scheduling. Buchanan will begin Jan. 28.
Buchanan is a 10-year veteran of The Style Network, where she was most recently Sr. VP of Programming and Acquisitions. Prior to that, she worked with VH1’s West Coast original movies and series group.
She will relocate from Los Angeles to Nashville. In her new role, Buchanan will control program scheduling and acquisitions and will be responsible for their distribution across CMT’s various media platforms. She will report directly to CMT president Brian Philips.
“Katie is a top strategist and fast-rising star. She joins CMT as our slate of originals grows exponentially,” said Philips. “True to character, Katie will jump in head-first, as our representative at NATPE! Then she will immediately relocate to Nashville, where she will lead the programming strategy team. We proudly welcome Katie back to the Viacom family.”
Jessica Nicholson serves as the Managing Editor for MusicRow magazine. Her previous music journalism experience includes work with Country Weekly magazine and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) magazine. She holds a BBA degree in Music Business and Marketing from Belmont University. She welcomes your feedback at [email protected]
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