The HistoryMakers video oral history with Jefferi Lee.
Business executive and general manager Jefferi Keith Lee was born on January 24, 1957 in South Boston, Virginia. He studied radio, television and film at Missouri Valley College and at the University of Maryland in College Park. In 1979, Lee was hired as a production assistant at WDVM-TV. He then jo...
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| Language: | English |
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The HistoryMakers,
[2016]
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| Summary: | Business executive and general manager Jefferi Keith Lee was born on January 24, 1957 in South Boston, Virginia. He studied radio, television and film at Missouri Valley College and at the University of Maryland in College Park. In 1979, Lee was hired as a production assistant at WDVM-TV. He then joined the production staff of PM Magazine and became the show's associate producer in 1981. In 1982, Lee was hired as the network operations manager for Black Entertainment Television and was promoted to executive vice president of network operations in 1992. He left BET as executive vice president in 1998 and then founded Lee Productions, a communications consulting firm. From 2005 until 2008, Lee served as executive director and president of the Bio-Defense Research Group. He was named general manager of Howard University's PBS outlet, WHUT-TV, in 2011. Lee also serves as the chief executive officer of the Brandon Carrington Lee Foundation. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (9 video files (4 hr., 4 min., 36 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Playing Time: | 04:04:36 |
| Production Credits: | Videographer, Scott Stearns. Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Access: | Access to electronic resources restricted to Simmons University students, faculty and staff. |