Herb Scannell

Herb Scannell
President of BBC Worldwide America.
Born	(1957-01-11) January 11, 1957 (age 60) Long Island, New York
Nationality	Puerto Rican/American
Occupation	President of BBC Worldwide America.

Herb Scannell (born January 11, 1957) is a Puerto Rican-American media executive and businessman. He served as the President of Nickelodeon and TV Land from 1996 to 2006, and was the founding CEO of Next New Networks. He currently serves as the president of BBC Worldwide America.

Scannell was born in Long Island, New York to an Irish father and Puerto Rican mother as the youngest of four. He received his primary and secondary education in his hometown. His mother taught him Spanish at home helping him to become fluent in both English and Spanish. As a child he would spend every summer with his Puerto Rican family in the island becoming very attached to his Hispanic roots.

Scannell graduated from high school in 1975 and entered Boston College. As a student he became the manager of WZBC (the campus' radio station). He graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor's degree in English.

Scannell was hired by WHN Radio (New York) in 1980, before joining the cable television revolution in 1981 at The Movie Channel before it merged with Showtime, and eventually worked his way up to the position of Director of Program Promotion for Showtime/The Movie Channel.

On March 1988, Scannell joined Nickelodeon as Director of Programming, overseeing program scheduling. In 1989, he was named Vice President for Nickelodeon. He oversaw the development and launch of Nick News. In 1990, he served as Executive Vice President for Nickelodeon Network and U.S. Television. He oversaw the direction of Nickelodeon and Nick at Nite cable networks. He was also fundamental in the development of Nick Jr. and Nicktoons.