Turner Broadcasting Executive Promoted

ATLANTA, July 1: Jill
Shields has been promoted to senior VP of marketing and promotions for Turner
Broadcasting System’s Animation, Young Adults and Kids Media (AYAKM).

In her expanded position,
Shields will develop and execute promotional marketing programs that support
multiplatform brand priorities while delivering ad sales solutions within the
division, including Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and GameTap.com. She also will
supervise AYAKM special events and trade marketing activity, which includes the
Cartoon Network and Adult Swim Advertising Upfront programs.

Shields previously served
as the VP of promotions marketing and sponsorships for Cartoon Network and
Adult Swim. Shields joined Turner Broadcasting in 2000 as a new-media
consultant to Cartoon Network.

Brenda Freeman, the chief
marketing office for AYAKM, said, "Jill's remarkable accomplishments with
Cartoon Network's and Adult Swim's advertising sponsorships, along with her
deep knowledge of the promotions marketing business overall, make her an
extremely valuable asset to the AYAKM marketing team. Over her relatively short
tenure with the company, she has significantly helped to expand the reach,
visibility and brand messaging of our networks and our digital businesses.”

—By Jackie Stewart