ITVS today announced the appointment of Carrie Lozano as the organization’s new president and CEO, succeeding longtime chief Holly Jo Fifer.
Lozano, an Emmy and Peabody-winning documentary filmmaker, joins ITVS from the Sundance Institute, where she has served as director of Documentary Films and Artists Programs since 2020.
ITVS, which is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, describes its mission as bringing “independently-produced, high-quality public broadcast and new media programs to local, national, and international audiences.” In a statement, ITVS board chair Garry Denny said, “Carrie’s integrity as an investigative journalist, her leadership experience, and her fierce commitment to filmmakers and democracy will lift our field, partners and incredible staff for many years to come.
The board is thrilled to welcome her to our team and to public media.” As president and CEO, Lozano will be charged with continuing “to protect independent artists’ voices, editorial control and copyright while elevating nonfiction storytelling as an essential strategy for public media to reach new and diverse audiences,” according to a release from ITVS.
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