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Bob Cook
Bob Cook is an American media executive. He is formerly President of Los Angeles-based 20th Television, the syndication arm of 20th Century Fox Television. Cook previously held executive positions at CBS Enterprises and Sony’s Columbia TriStar Television. He is currently President and CEO of MBN Inc., a Los Angeles-based media marketing and consulting firm he formed in 2009.

Cook currently sits on the board of the Television Academy Foundation and previously sat on the board of City of Hope. He was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame in 2008.

Life
Cook was born in Portland, Oregon and is a graduate of Michigan State University. He began his career in ad sales at Katz Television.

Career
In the 90s, Cook held executive positions including Executive Vice President of CBS Enterprises and Senior Vice President for Sony’s Columbia TriStar Television. He was instrumental in marketing rising talent into brand name first run TV franchises, such as Ricki Lake and Martha Stewart.

Cook joined Twentieth Television in 2000 as President and COO. There, he oversaw the domestic syndication business for the FOX studios, which included all of the off-net product sales and first-run productions distributed to local broadcast stations and cable networks throughout the US. Under his leadership, 20th Television enjoyed sales and profits that were the highest in its history – exceeding $1 billion in annual sales.

In October 2009, after more than 9 years as President of 20th TV, Cook established an entertainment and consulting business, MBN, Inc., with clients that range from brand integration, promotion and marketing companies, to program producers, television studios, television stations and cable companies.

During his career Cook has launched or spearheaded innovative sales and marketing efforts of approximately 140 television programs comprised of first run syndication, network, off-network syndication and motion pictures, as well as some of TV’s most recognizable programs including Family Guy, How I Met Your Mother, Married With Children, The Practice, Touched by an Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Divorce Court, Hollywood Squares, COPS, America’s Most Wanted, King of the Hill, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, and the three most successful off-net series in syndication history: Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond, and The Simpsons.

Throughout his 35 year career, Cook has been recognized with accolades ranging from Emmy, Telly and Grammy to Lulu, Promax/BDA, Gold/Muse, Worldfest Awards and Gracies. In October 2008, Cook was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. He was Vice Chair of Promax as well as the chairman of LA DA’s Foundation for the Prevention of Crime. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation, and previously sat on the City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute. Cook chaired the Communication and Development Committee, raising $1 billion in capital campaign.

Bob is formerly a Trustee of The Buckley School, and is a frequent lecturer at USC and UCLA. He resides in Encino with his wife Denise and their three sons.