ALN Unveils New Senior Executive Team

LOS ANGELES: AmericanLife Network (ALN) has appointed industry veterans Ed Frazier, John Goldhammer and Jon Lunsford to take on senior roles at the baby-boomer network.

Frazier will serve as managing director of network operations. Goldhamer will serve as executive VP of production. Lunsford takes on the role of executive VP of business affairs. Frazier, Goldhammer and Lunsford will work directly with ALN’s CEO, Chris Wyatt, and the company’s executive offices based in Dallas, Texas. Frazier, Goldhammer and Lunsford will play key roles in expanding the network across all levels following its acquisition by Wyatt and Schuller’s ComStar Media this past May.

Wyatt said, "It was evident from the onset that we were going to expand network operations and bring in highly respected and talented executives. In building the ALN team, our aim is to surround ourselves with executives who are as passionate as they are skilled in their respective fields. We have found true leaders and innovators in Ed Frazier, Jon Lunsford and John Goldhammer. Everyone will be instrumental in continuing the success of the network as we remain focused on our mission to build the premier destination for family entertainment.”

Frazier has been involved in media and Internet technologies for more than 25 years. As CEO of Liberty Sports he was one of the founding individuals of the Regional Sports Networks that make up Fox Sports today. Lunsford has acted as a senior executive in the media industry for more than 20 years. Lunsford was formerly CFO, then CEO of SkyView Media Group, which produced, acquired and marketed pay television programming in European, Asian and Arabic languages, in partnership with DirecTV. Goldhammer has some 35 years experience in broadcast television. He served as the executive VP for Paramount Television Domestic Distribution and senior VP of television for MCA/Universal.