Cartoon Network's Davidson Passes Away

ATLANTA, December 4: Jennifer Davidson, the senior VP of
programming and scheduling at Cartoon Network, passed away unexpectedly over the
weekend after a sudden illness. She was 38 years old.

Davidson was one of the first 15 employees hired by Cartoon
Network for its launch in 1992. She was most recently promoted to senior VP in
September 2007, responsible for overseeing the day-to-day scheduling and
strategic positioning of all on-air content for Cartoon Network and Boomerang,
as well as on-air promotion for Adult Swim. Previously, she served as VP of
marketing, ad trade, consumer products trade and strategic operations for
Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. Among her accomplishments, Davidson was part of
the team that launched Adult Swim in 2001 as a separate entertainment service
targeted to young adults.

"We have lost a shining star, not only at Cartoon
Network, but within our industry," said Stuart Snyder, the executive VP
and chief operating officer for Turner Broadcasting System’s Animation, Young
Adults and Kids Media group.

She is survived by her husband, John Davidson, and three
young children. Viewing services will be held today from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at
The Sandy Springs Funeral Home in Sandy Springs, Georgia. The funeral is
scheduled for tomorrow (December 5) at 1 p.m. at Buckhead Church in Atlanta. In
lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to one of three
charitable organizations: FRAXA, the Fragile X Research Foundation
(www.fraxa.org); the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (www.leukemia-lymphoma.org);
and BrightPoint For Children (www.brightpointforchildren.org).

—By Mansha Daswani