George Cheeks Named President, Business Operations and Late Night Programming at NBC

George Cheeks, who has been a senior NBC executive since joining the company in 2012, is expanding his role as the newly named President, Business Operations and Late Night Programming, continuing to report to Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment.

In his new role, Cheeks will continue oversight of business affairs for NBC Entertainment, music services for the NBCUniversal television portfolio, and production operations for Universal Television and Universal Cable Productions. In addition, he will now oversee all late-night programming for NBC's lucrative and successful franchises that include "Saturday Night Live," "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," "Late Night With Seth Meyers" and "Last Call With Carson Daly."

"George is an enormous asset to this company and one of the most business savvy executives I know," said Greenblatt. "He's been vital to our continued growth at NBC in primetime and late night, which has brought us back to a leadership position among the broadcast networks. He has been a meaningful partner to me personally as well as to our incredible late-night talent, and his deep industry expertise and unique ability to close even the most complicated deals make him our secret weapon. I'm thrilled George wants to continue to be a part of this winning team for the future."

Most recently, Cheeks served as Executive Vice President, Business Operations and Late Night, NBC Entertainment and Universal Television, a role he had held since November 2014. He began at NBCUniversal in 2012 as Executive Vice President of Business Operations, where he was responsible for overseeing Business Affairs, Music Services across the NBC Universal Television Portfolio and Production Operations for Universal Television and Universal Cable Productions.

Prior to NBC, Cheeks spent 14 years at Viacom in New York, beginning in 1998 as Senior Counsel for MTV Networks in Business and Legal Affairs for the Nickelodeon Group, ultimately rising to Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and General Counsel, Viacom Music and Entertainment Groups, Content Distribution & Marketing and Head of Standards & Practices for Viacom Media Networks.

Cheeks began his career as an Entertainment Associate at Loeb & Loeb before serving as Senior Counsel, Business and Legal Affairs, for Castle Rock Entertainment and working as an entertainment attorney at the boutique entertainment firm of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren & Richman, in Beverly Hills.

Cheeks graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University and received his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School.

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