Lesley Norman

Lesley Norman

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Ms. Norman has worked for over 30 years in production, editorial, outreach, engagement, and grant and fundraising management. Her most recent production was Boss: The Black Experience In Business. Prior to this, she executive produced GI Jews: American Soldiers in World War II; and God Knows Where I Am, which won a news and documentary Emmy in Outstanding Lighting and Scenic Direction. Previously Ms. Norman served as the Executive Director of Filmmakers Collaborative, and Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of JumpStart Productions. While at JumpStart, she was the Executive in Charge of the award-winning PBS series NOW. She also served as Vice President and Production Executive of David Grubin Productions and worked on award-winning productions such as The Secret Life of the Brain, Napoleon and Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided. Ms. Norman has received numerous honors for creative achievement including three Emmy awards for her work on NOW, and the Edward R. Murrow award.
WNETWNET is America’s flagship PBS station: parent company of New York’s THIRTEEN, WLIW2 1 , WLIW-FM  and operator of NJTV , the statewide public media network in New Jersey and its news division, NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS . Through its new ALL ARTS  multi-platform initiative, its broadcast channels, three cable services (THIRTEEN PBSKids, Create and World) and online streaming sites, WNET brings quality arts, education and public affairs programming to more than five million viewers each month. WNET produces and presents a wide range of acclaimed PBS series, including Nature, Great Performances, American Masters, PBS NewsHour Weekend, and the nightly interview program Amanpour and Company. In addition, WNET produces numerous documentaries, children’s programs, and local news and cultural offerings, as well as multiplatform initiatives addressing poverty and climate. Through THIRTEEN Passport and WLIW Passport, station members can stream new and archival THIRTEEN, WLIW and PBS programming anytime, anywhere.  

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