Chuck Fishman

Current

Media and Entertainment Partnerships Manager and Analyst at Cisco

Past

Manager, Media and Entertainment at Cisco Media Solutions Group
Producer, The Wall Street Journal This Morning at Wall Street Journal / Dow Jones Inc.
Morning Editor / Producer at CNET Networks

Producer, Business for Breakfast at Clear Channel Communications

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Education

University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Pittsburgh

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Chuck Fishman’s Summary

Manager, Media and Entertainment
Cisco Media Solutions Group
Cisco

Chuck manages Cisco relationships with media and entertainment partners.

Chuck has broad media and entertainment experience - from 1997 to 2007, he created and produced new radio ventures for Clear Channel, Bloomberg, CNET Networks and the Wall Street Journal.

Chuck is also an independent musician who toured with the funk band George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars in the mid nineties. In his spare time, he continues to collaborate with that group and he utilizes digital media platforms promote his own music made with a band known as fONKSQUISh. Chuck has been a member of the digital music networking group Pho since 1999, and he continues to remain engaged and excited by everything that is going on with digital music and media.

As part of his work at Cisco, Chuck participates in several tech media oriented consortiums and committees including the IAB Digital Video Committee, the IAB UGC and Social Networking Committee, and the Entertainment and Technology Center at USC.

Chuck holds a B.A. in Geography / Cartography from the University of Colorado and practiced in the GIS / digital mapping space before he started his passionate media and technology career.

Chuck Fishman’s Specialties:

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Chuck Fishman’s Experience

Media and Entertainment Partnerships Manager and Analyst

Cisco

(Public Company; CSCO; Computer Networking industry)

November 2009 — Present (1 month)
Manager, Media and Entertainment

Cisco Media Solutions Group

(Internet industry)

December 2006 — November 2009 (3 years )

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Overview - Manages Cisco relationships with media and entertainment partners. Joined Cisco in December 2006, participating in the launch of Cisco's business unit, the Cisco Media Solutions Group (CMSG) - http://cisco.com/go/media . CMSG develops and delivers the Cisco Eos social entertainment platform to media and entertainment partners.

Project Management - Within three weeks of joining the CMSG team, organized 16 Media and Entertainment partnership meetings at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2007. Arranged meetings, hospitality and M&E facing events for Cisco at CES 2008 and CES 2009.

Digital Media Program Development - Managed the 2nd year of Cisco's participation in the mtvU Digital Incubator Program - a grant program that offers a national platform to pioneer the next generation of digital applications and content. See - http://digitalincubator.net (Over 3M page views + 150k unique visitors to the site) + press - http://bit.ly/digitalincubator2 + Oversaw execution of ~$500k mtvU sponsorship by Cisco + worked with student teams from NYU, Brown, MIT, USC to develop digital media business plans and manage projects. Co-managed press efforts related to mtvU Digital Incubator awards.

Executive Communications - Delivers Media and Entertainment customer briefings to the office of John Chambers. Conducts research M&E partners, taking strategic insights and editing them into highly focused briefing documents for the Cisco executive office and Dan Scheinman, SVP / GM, of Cisco Media Solutions Group.
Producer, The Wall Street Journal This Morning

Wall Street Journal / Dow Jones Inc.

(Public Company; DJ; Publishing industry)

August 2002 — December 2006 (4 years 5 months)

Producer – The Wall Street Journal This Morning 8/02 – 12/06
Producer – The Wall Street Journal This Weekend 1/05 – 12/06

• Conceptualized and launched a four-hour morning business and consumer news radio show; grew from 3 affiliates to 100+ within a 2-year period, including Sirius and XM Satellite
• Expanded show to weekend version in early 2005, launching with 10 affiliates, and growing to nearly 70 within first year.
• Collaborate with reporters from the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Barron’s and SmartMoney to integrate branding efforts.
• Oversee the production of program marketing materials, including sample radio shows, short promotional audio bytes, and program specials used to attract commercial sponsors.
• Serve as a liaison to 100+ radio station affiliates and distribute programming to Internet websites and podcasts.
• Maintain and update an extensive contact list of top stock analysts, consumer experts, and CEOs for radio interviews.
Morning Editor / Producer

CNET Networks

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CNET; Broadcast Media industry)

December 1999 — August 2002 (2 years 9 months)

CNET RADIO / CNET NETWORKS, INC. – San Francisco, CA 12/99 – 8/02
Morning Editor [4/01 – 8/02]
Producer [12/99 – 4/01]
• Participated on the inaugural team of CNET Radio, the nation’s first all technology-based news radio format.
• Presided over story selection, script writing, bookings, and guest interviews.
• Established a vast database of technology business and consumer experts, and key executives at prominent companies, such as Intel and Microsoft.
• Interfaced with online media staff to share story content across various media platforms.
• Selected to create and produce The David Coursey Show, an additional noontime broadcast.
• Coordinated live coverage of major offsite events, including the Consumer Electronics Show and Comdex.
Producer, Business for Breakfast

Clear Channel Communications

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; CCU; Broadcast Media industry)

April 1997 — December 1999 (2 years 9 months)

CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS – Denver, CO 4/97 – 12/99
Producer for Business for Breakfast Radio Program that aired on KTLK-AM.
• Transformed a stock and mutual fund review show into a business program with a wider appeal.
• Grew show from a two-hour format to four hours, including a noon business hour addition, attracting nearly 100,000 weekly listeners.
• Introduced new content segments, including travel tips, small business updates, and a recurring career help block that became popular with listeners, and developed into a weekend program of its own.
• Diversified and increased advertising opportunities with local sponsors.

Chuck Fishman’s Education

University of Colorado at Boulder

Bachelor of the Arts , Geography , 1990 — 1994

Speciality in Computer Cartograhy and Geographic Information Systems. Minor in Computer Science
University of Pittsburgh

1993 — 1993

Semester at Sea Program - Spring 1993 - January to May - A world travel and education experience that took me to South America, Africa, India, Southeast Asia, China, and Japan.

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Chuck Fishman’s Groups:

IAB Digital Video Committee
IAB UGC and Social Media Committee
Entertainment and Technology Center at USC
Pho Digital Music / Medial Email List

CNET Networks Alumni
Interaction Design Association
CDN Industry
Showbizjobs.com
Fashion Marketing & Digital Media Group (FMG): A Meeting Place for Fashion & Marketing Professionals
South By Southwest (SXSW)
Media Professionals Worldwide
Music and Entertainment Professionals
TV Researchers
Music Industry Forum
Hooray for Hollyworld!
New Music Industry
MusicBiz
Bandwidth Music | Technology Conference
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
Social Media Pros
NAB Show - Where Content Comes to Life
Social Entertainment Professionals