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Graziadio School Dean's Executive Leadership Series Presents Disney's Brian Frons  

President of daytime for the Disney-ABC Television Group, Brian Frons, will speak at Pepperdine's Graziadio School of Business and Management's upcoming Dean's Executive Leadership Series on Tuesday, Jan. 9, in the main auditorium at the Drescher Graduate Campus in Malibu. The evening begins with a networking reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by the featured speaker presentation at 6:30 p.m. Seating is limited and based on first come, first serve. Please register online at the Graziadio School Web site. Admission is free.

As president of daytime for the Disney-ABC Television Group, Frons is responsible for the creation, production, and delivery of programs on ABC Daytime, SOAPnet, and Buena Vista Productions. Prior to joining ABC, Frons served as senior vice president of programming for the London-based SBS Broadcasting, where he oversaw programming, promotion, and research operations for 12 channels, reaching 125 million European viewers. He began his television career in 1978 as one of three program management trainees, chosen during a national search by CBS Entertainment.