Cartoon Net exec Davidson dies at 38

December 04, 2007 Cartoon Network senior executive Jennifer Davidson, one of the first employees hired by the channel, has died of a sudden illness at a hospital near her home in Atlanta. Davidson, who died unexpectedly Saturday morning, had been senior vp programming and scheduling at Cartoon since September, where she was responsible for overseeing the day-to-day scheduling and strategic positioning of on-air content for Cartoon and Boomerang as well as on-air promotion for Adult Swim. During her career, Davidson won several industry and marketing awards, including a 2000 BDA Gold Award for total package design (Boomerang).

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