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John Solberg Leaving As FX Head Of Publicity After More Than 28 Years At The Network


John Solberg, a towering figure in TV publicity, is leaving FX, the network he has been synonymous with for the past three decades. Solberg will step down from his current role as EVP Publicity for FX Networks when his contract expires in January. Having started at the cable network in March 1997 as director of […]

A larger than life personality in addition to being a consummate professional and a passionate ambassador for FX’s original series, Solberg has probably been mentioned in more award acceptance speeches than any other publicity executive ever. The intellectual and creative horsepower of every department leader leaves me in awe daily—Kate, Jonathan, Katcher, Chuck, Kelly, Karen, Julie P., Kim, Nick, Sally, Ethan, Steve, Lance, Kenna, Kenya, Michael, Jason and Shola. The same is true of my Disney colleagues, especially Bob and Dana, Eric, who has been a brother to me for the past 25 years, Joe, Debra, Sonia, Shannon, Naomi, Candice, Kristina, Paul, Michelle, Barrie, Lacey and so many others.

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