Brent Lang Executive Editor Joe Hall has been named president and CEO of Manhattan Neighborhood Network, an award-winning cultural organization.
The non-profit is also the largest community media center in the country, overseeing two state-of-the-art facilities in Hudson Yards and East Harlem.
In his new role, Hall is tasked with setting the vision of Manhattan Neighborhood Network and building out a development team that can market the organization, raise its profile and increase funding. “Everyone should know about this place,” Hall told Variety. “It’s a fantastic organization with fantastic resources and facilities, but not enough people know about what they are doing.
I want to change that.” Hall is best known for founding the non-profit Ghetto Film School in 2000. He expanded the organization from its South Bronx origins, by adding locations in Los Angeles and London with the help of allies like communications guru Matthew Hiltzik, Sony Music EVP Tiffany R.
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