Cartoon Network Appoints New Programming, Acquisitions VP

ATLANTA, May 22: Rico Hill, previously with Nickelodeon, has
been named the VP of programming and acquisitions for Cartoon Network and its
sister channel Boomerang, reporting directly to Bob Higgins, the senior VP of
programming and development for Cartoon Network kids’ businesses in the U.S.

In his new role, based in Atlanta, Hill will direct all
aspects of programming for both Cartoon Network and the classic cartoons
network Boomerang, including scheduling, on-air event planning and program
acquisitions. His responsibilities will include strategically programming
Cartoon Network's significant number of award-winning original series such as Foster's
Home for Imaginary Friends, The
Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Camp
Lazlo, My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Ed, Edd
n Eddy and Class of 3000. He also will interface with the network's multiple
suppliers of acquired programming, including key animation producers from
Japan, Canada, Europe and Asia. Furthermore, Hill will be charged with conceptualizing
the network's various television special events, stunts and marathons, working
hand-in-hand with the network's on-air division. He will also oversee
programming and stunt planning for Boomerang, which showcases exclusive classic
cartoons primarily from the Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. television
libraries.

Hill joins Cartoon Network after a ten-year tenure with
Nickelodeon from 1997-2007, where he rose to become the executive director of
production and development for Nickelodeon Animation. There, he oversaw
development and production of such current hit series as Danny Phantom, The Fairly Oddparents and Jimmy Neutron. His role with these series also included managing
the creative direction and coordination efforts between series production, on-air
promotions, marketing campaigns and consumer products. Hill also worked on the
production of two modern animated classics, Rugrats and Hey Arnold!