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Vicki Dummer is head of Current Series programming, ABC Entertainment. In this position, she is responsible for overseeing all scripted current series for ABC across all dayparts. She reports to Karey Burke, president, ABC Entertainment.
Previously, Dummer was senior vice president, Alternative Series, Specials & Late-Night, ABC Entertainment, since June 2009. In this position, she was responsible for the development and oversight of numerous programs, including “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” “Supernanny,” “Secret Millionaire,” “Shark Tank” and “Wipeout.” She was also responsible for special programming for ABC’s prime-time block, including “The Academy Awards®,” the “American Music Awards” and “Country Music Awards.”
She began her career at ABC in October 1996 in the Comedy Series Programming department. She worked on several of ABC’s most popular series, including “8 Simple Rules,” “According to Jim,” “Dharma & Greg,” “The Drew Carey Show,” “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire.”
Prior to joining ABC, Dummer was a senior program specialist at the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C. She has also held posts as executive director of a statewide service organization for dancers and performance artists, and was manager of a modern dance company.
Dummer received a Bachelor of Arts in arts administration from The Ohio State University.
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The Walt Disney Company (Disney) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Studio; it also operated under the names the Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before changing its name to The Walt Disney Company in 1986. Early on, the company established itself as a leader in the animation industry, with the creation of the widely popular character Mickey Mouse, who is the company's mascot, and the start of animated films. Together with its subsidiaries, The Walt Disney Company is a diversified worldwide entertainment company with operations in the following business segments: Media Networks; Parks, Experiences and Products; Studio Entertainment; and Direct-to-Consumer & International. In October 2020, the Company announced a strategic reorganization of their media and entertainment businesses to accelerate the growth of their direct-to-consumer strategy. The operations of the Media Networks, Studio Entertainment and DTCI segments were reorganized into four groups: three content groups (Studios, General Entertainment and Sports), which are focused on developing and producing content that will be used across all of their traditional and DTC platforms and a distribution group, which is focused on distribution and commercialization activities across these platforms and which has full accountability for media and entertainment operating results globally. The Walt Disney Company entertains, informs and inspires people around the globe through the power of unparalleled storytelling, reflecting the iconic brands, creative minds and innovative technologies families have come to love for over 90 years. Key People are James Gorman (Chairman), Bob Iger (CEO), Susan Arnold (Chairwoman - ESPN), John Nallen COO, Dana Walden VP, Alan Bergman VP, James Pitaro VP, Hugh Johnston (CFO) and Asad Ayaz (Chief Brand Officer). Viet Dinh (Chief Legal Officer, Tommy Lee VP at PBS (now part of Disney), Susan Arnold VP, Luke Kang VP Global Operations, John Gelke VP Global Sales, Henry Tang Group Executive Operations, J Young Group Executive Growth, Gerard Devan Group Executive APAC, Stephanie Gruber Group Executive EMEA, Hal Winkler VP Television, Christopher Greavu Group Executive Sales Afriaca, Kylie Watson Wheeler VP ANZ, Tony Chambers Group Executive Europe and Susan Waller Group Executive Americas.