Margaret Loesch

Margaret Loesch
Born
Margaret Ann Loesch

(1946-03-28) March 28, 1946
San Antonio, Texas
Alma materUniversity of Southern Mississippi
Louisiana State University in New Orleans
OccupationEntertainment executive

Margaret Ann Loesch (/lɛʃ/ LESH[1]; born March 28, 1946)[2] is an American television executive and producer. She is the former president and CEO of Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc's joint venture television network Hub Network.[3] She stepped down from her position in 2014.[4]

Early life

Margaret Ann Loesch was born to Margaret M. Loesch and Brig. Gen. L. Fred Loesch (USAF). She attended undergraduate school at the University of Southern Mississippi, studying political science, and graduate school at Louisiana State University in New Orleans.[5]

Career

In 1971, Loesch started her entertainment career with television programming and production positions at ABC, then in 1979 with NBC. In 1979 she moved to Hanna-Barbera Productions as vice president for children's programming, moving up to executive vice president. In 1984, she joined Marvel Productions as president and chief executive officer.[6] Loesch then ran Fox Kids from 1990[5][3] until 1997.[6] During this time she bought X-Men: The Animated Series[7] and the Power Rangers franchise[8] (both would prove to be wildly popular) for the network.[7]

For most of 1998, Loesch was President of the Jim Henson Television Group, where she was involved in the Odyssey Channel agreement with Hallmark Entertainment and National Interfaith Cable Coalition. She moved to Odyssey in November 1998 as president and chief executive officer. With Hallmark taking over a majority ownership in Odyssey, Loesch led a re-branding of Odyssey to the Hallmark Channel in 1999.[6] In 2003, Loesch and Bruce Stein formed The Hatchery, a family entertainment and consumer product company.[9] She was hired as Hub Network chief executive officer position in July 2009 until the end of 2014.[3] In March 2015, Loesch was named to Genius Brands' international board of directors to replace Jeff Weiss, the president and chief operations officer of American Greetings.[10]

Filmography

Years Title Notes
1981SuperfriendsExecutive In Charge of Production
TrollkinsExecutive In Charge of Production
1981–1983The SmurfsExecutive In Charge of Production/Supervising Executive
1982–1983Pac-ManExecutive In Charge of Production
1983–1984Pac-ManSupervising Executive
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo ShowSupervising Executive
The BiskittsSupervising Executive
Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers ShowSupervising Executive Producer
1984–1985Challenge of the GoBotsExecutive In Charge of Production
1985–1986Paw PawsExecutive In Charge of Production
The Super Powers Team: Galactic GuardiansExecutive In Charge of Production
1985The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-DooExecutive In Charge of Production
1988Dino-RidersExecutive Producer
1990–1995Tiny Toon AdventuresExecutive In Charge of Production
1991–1995Taz-ManiaExecutive Producer
1992–1995Batman: The Animated SeriesExecutive Producer
1992The Plucky Duck ShowExecutive In Charge of Production
1993–1998AnimaniacsExecutive In Charge of Production
1995–1999The Sylvester & Tweety MysteriesExecutive Producer
1995–1997Freakazoid!Executive In Charge of Production
1995–1998Pinky and the BrainExecutive In Charge of Production
1996–2000Superman: The Animated SeriesExecutive Producer
1996–1997Road RoversExecutive In Charge of Production
WayneheadExecutive In Charge of Production
1997–1999The New Batman AdventuresExecutive Producer
1998–2000Histeria!Executive In Charge of Production
1998–1999Pinky, Elmyra & the BrainExecutive In Charge of Production
1999–2001Batman BeyondExecutive Producer
1999–2000DetentionExecutive Producer
2000–2002Static ShockExecutive Producer
2001–2002The Zeta ProjectExecutive Producer
Justice LeagueExecutive Producer

References

  1. ↑ Interview with X-Men: TAS Showrunner/Writers Eric Lewald and Julia Lewald Archived 2024-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Margaret Ann Loesch" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. January 4, 1993.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kids vet Margaret Loesch to run Hasbro-Discovery cable network". Los Angeles Times. July 16, 2009. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  4. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (June 12, 2014). "Margaret Loesch to Exit as Hub Network Chief". Variety. Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  5. 1 2 "Margaret Loesch Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Yahoo!. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 "Margaret Loesch To Leave Position As President And CEO, Crown Media United States; Lana Corbi To Assume Post". Business Wire. the Free Library.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  7. 1 2 Mangels, Andy (August 1993). "Scorching the Screen". Wizard: X-Men Turn Thirty. pp. 70–73.
  8. ↑ Heffley, Lynne (November 1993). "Low-Tech Equals High Ratings". Los Angeles Times: Fox's Offbeat 'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' Flexes Its Kidvid Muscle. pp. 1–2.
  9. ↑ Hofmeister, Sallie (November 12, 2003). "Former TV, Toy Execs Form New Company". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  10. ↑ Bond, Paul (March 26, 2015). "Margaret Loesch Joins Genius Brands Board of Directors". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
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