Billy Campbell (TV executive)
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Billy Campbell is an American
television executive producer.
, Billy has held many executive posts including Discovery Channel where his dismissal was instrumental to the team terminating sponsorship of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
.
On April 1 2009, Billy was named President and CEO of Panavision
in Los Angeles
, CA.
which ditched in the Hudson River adjacent to Manhattan on January 15, 2009.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television executive producer.
Career
Sometime actor including a role in Project GreenlightProject Greenlight
Project Greenlight was a contest and television series focusing on first-time filmmakers being given the chance to direct a feature film. It was created by Alex Keledjian, developed by Eli Holzman and produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Sean Bailey, and Chris Moore through their production...
, Billy has held many executive posts including Discovery Channel where his dismissal was instrumental to the team terminating sponsorship of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team was a United States-based professional road bicycle racing team. It was the continuation of the 2004 U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team. Lance Armstrong, seven-time Tour de France winner, was its leader until July 2005...
.
On April 1 2009, Billy was named President and CEO of Panavision
Panavision
Panavision is an American motion picture equipment company specializing in cameras and lenses, based in Woodland Hills, California. Formed by Robert Gottschalk as a small partnership to create anamorphic projection lenses during the widescreen boom in the 1950s, Panavision expanded its product...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, CA.
Personal life
Campbell was one of the passengers on US Airways Flight 1549US Airways Flight 1549
US Airways Flight 1549 was US Airways' scheduled domestic commercial passenger flight from LaGuardia Airport in New York City to Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina...
which ditched in the Hudson River adjacent to Manhattan on January 15, 2009.