Advancing Diversity Week: Opportunities in Multicultural TV (Video)
More than ever before, diversity is at the forefront of television talent hiring and development. In the video above, Multicultural TV host Juan Ayala talks with Peter Blacker, Executive Vice President Agency Partnerships & Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Advertising Partnerships, NBCUniversal; Karrington Symonds, Vice President, Programming HBCU GO; Tim McNeal, Senior Vice President, Creative Talent Development and Inclusion, Disney Television Studios, Disney General Entertainment at Walt Disney Company, and Colin McCalla, co-star of the BET+ series Ruthless about this new era of representation.
MediaVillage and AdvancingDiversity.org recently hosted Black Talent Career Week, which focused on attracting and retaining Black talent in media and advertising professions. Across 16 hours of original content, more than 40 leaders of the advertising, media, marketing and entertainment community shared insights, resources, career guidance and job opportunities. You'll find all of those conversations at AdvancingDiversity.org. Interested candidates and those exploring new roles are being invited to submit their resumes here at MediaVillage.com.
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Juan Ayala
Juan Ayala is a Brooklyn-based writer, podcaster and columnist at MediaVillage. He covers programming aimed toward diverse, multicultural and LGBTQ+ audiences under his Multicultural TV column. His love for TV and film ranges from workplace comedi…
