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Mel Ming

b. 1944

Broadcast Executive

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About Mel Ming

Born 1944. Mel Ming is an American broadcasting executive.

H. Melvin "Mel" Ming (born as Hilton Austin Melvin Ming) is a Bermudian-American broadcast executive who was the president and CEO of Sesame Workshop from 2011 until his retirement in 2014. He was previously chief operating officer of Sesame Workshop, and has held executive positions at the Museum of Television and Radio, WQED and NPR.

Early life Ming was born in Bermuda and attended Temple University (class of 1967) graduating with a B.B.A. in Accountancy. He later served in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam War.

Career Ming is a certified public accountant. In 1997, he became the vice president and treasurer at the Museum of Television and Radio (now Paley Center for Media) in New York, after having served as chief operating officer at WQED in Pittsburgh. He joined Sesame Workshop in 1999 as its chief financial officer, and became chief operating officer in 2002. He was named president and CEO in October 2011, replacing Gary Knell.

Ming is an independent director of Dial Global.

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Born
1944, Hamilton
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Occupation
Broadcasting executive
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Education
Temple University
Employers
NPR

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