Lucie Salhany
| Lucie Salhany | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Lucille Susan Mady May 25, 1946 Cleveland, Ohio U.S. |
| Other names | Lucie Mady Salhany Lucille Salhany Polcari |
| Occupation | Media executive |
| Years active | 1967-present |
| Spouse(s) | John Polcari |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Haliam Jacob Mady Matilda Thomas Mady |
Lucille "Lucie" Salhany (Arabic: لوسي صالحاني; born May 25, 1946) is an American media executive of Jordanian and Lebanese heritage. Salhany was the first woman to head a broadcast television network in 1993 in the position as Chairwoman of Fox Broadcasting Company. She later created the United Paramount Network. She has had over 30 years of experience in the entertainment business, and during the height of her career, was one of the most powerful women at the C-Suite level.
Salhany was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to father Halim "Hal" Jacob Mady, who was Jordanian, and mother Matilda "Tillie" Mady (née Thomas), who was Lebanese-Syrian. Her parents owned a grocery store in Cleveland.
Salhany graduated from Brush High School in Lyndhurst, Ohio, in 1964. Salhany attended Kent State University but after marrying, did not continue her education after more than a year.
In 1967, Salhany got a job as a secretary to the Program Manager at an independent TV station in Cleveland called WKBF-TV. She was continuously promoted, and after training by her boss, when she was 24, she took over his position as Program Manager of the station. In 1975, Salhany became program manager of the Boston TV station, WLVI-TV.
In 1979, Salhany become Vice President for Programming for Taft Broadcasting Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Salhany was responsible for bringing then local Chicago talk-show host, Oprah Winfrey to Taft in a syndication deal.
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