First Nigeria Woman To Head US Television Network

A couple of months after ABC's Channing Dungey became the first  African American TV network president , we have what is believed to be the first African American president of a major TV studio NBC universal has finalized a deal with Pearlena Igbokwe to become president of Universal Television,to be  effective immediately.

Igbokwe, came to NBC entertainment in 2012 as EDP Drama Development after two decades at showtime  where she supervised a series from Dexter to Nurse Jackie.

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