Maryanne Culpepper Named President of National Geographic Television

WASHINGTON: Maryanne Culpepper is succeeding Michael Rosenfeld as the president of National Geographic Television.

Culpepper most recently served as executive VP of editorial and new business development at National Geographic Television. She has more than 20 years of TV production and broadcast management experience. In her new post, she reports to Ted Prince, the COO for National Geographic Global Media.

Prince said of the appointment: “Continuing to expand the reach and influence of National Geographic’s cable channels around the globe is our top priority, and National Geographic Television is committed to creating and delivering great, original programming in service of that goal. Maryanne’s strong track record in the creative development process and her in-depth knowledge of every aspect of National Geographic’s content assets—from mission programs to magazine stories—make her the ideal leader to head this critical function.”

Tim Kelly, National Geographic’s president, added, “Maryanne has been the architect of our highly successful cross-platform editorial process for many years and is uniquely positioned to ensure we can deliver the expeditions, talent, grantees and editorial know-how wrapped up as great, entertaining television specials and series to our channels. We’re fortunate to have someone with Maryanne’s connections, skill and drive in this crucial creative role.”