JOHNATHAN RODGERS was named president and CEO of a new, as - yet - unnamed cable network co-owned by
Comcast and
Radio One that is targeted to adult African-American and urban
viewers. Rodgers was most recently president of Discovery Networks and oversaw the group's expansion to include Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Travel Channel and the Discovery Health Channel.
Before Discovery, Rodgers was at CBS for 20 years, serving as the head of the stations group.