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Scannell Bio – Page 2 Mr. Scannell has continued Nickelodeon’s tradition of innovation in expanding the company’s portfolio into digital television by launching Noggin, a commercial-free educational network which also includes the N, its night time block for teens; Nick Games & Sports, a channel devoted to kids play; and Nicktoons TV, a channel featuring 24-hours of animation from Nickelodeon’s award-winning library. With his leadership, Nickelodeon has become the most popular provider of kids' entertainment in the online world, reaching more kids (6-12) through nick.com than any other entertainment online provider. Prior to his appointment as President in February 1996, Scannell served as Executive Vice President for Nickelodeon Network and U.S. Television. In that position, he oversaw the management and strategic direction of the Nickelodeon and Nick at Nite cable television networks. Additionally, he engineered the development of the network's popular Nicktoons animated series and Nick Jr., the network’s weekday pre-school programming block. Between 1989 and 1990, Scannell served as Vice President of Programming for Nickelodeon and led the network's expansion into new programming genres. He oversaw the development and launch of Nick News, Nickelodeon's news magazine show produced in conjunction with Linda Ellerbee's Lucky Duck Productions. The collaboration produced the award-winning and critically acclaimed Nick News Special Edition: A Conversation with Magic, featuring Magic Johnson talking with kids about HIV and AIDS, and later, the Peabody Award-winning special on the Clinton controversy and the issues of impeachment, censure and public response to the Presidential crisis. Mr. Scannell joined Nickelodeon in March 1988 as Director of Programming. In this role, he oversaw program scheduling and was responsible for the development of a number of specials including Cartoon Lost and Found, a comic look at cartoons of yesteryear, And Now a Word from Our Sponsor, a retrospective of fun and classic TV commercials, and Tales From the Whoop, starring Whoopi Goldberg. Before joining Nickelodeon, Scannell was Director of Program Promotion for Showtime/The Movie Channel, developing promotional campaigns for The Honeymooners: The Lost Episodes, for which he won a number of CTAM awards and BPME awards, including "Best Campaign." Scannell holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History from Boston College. He and his wife, Sarah, reside in Manhattan with their daughters, Caroline and Isabella. |
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