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Chief executive officer, Black Entertainment Television

Nationality: American.

Born: April 8, 1946, in Hickory, Mississippi.

Education: University of Illinois, BA, 1968; Princeton University, MPA, 1972.

Family: Son of Archie (timber seller) and Edna (teacher) Johnson; married Sheila Crump; children: two.

Career: Corporation for Public Broadcasting, public affairs officer; National Urban League, Washington office, director of communication; Sterling Tucker, press aide; Walter E. Fauntroy, 1973, press secretary; National Cable Television Association, 1976, vice...