Tom Ascheim


Tom Ascheim is an American television producer and executive. He was the general manager of Noggin, where he produced Oobi and numerous interstitial series. He also acted as an executive for Nickelodeon Television, Noggin's parent company. Since leaving Noggin, Ascheim has worked as the president of multiple entertainment brands: as the manager of Sesame Workshop from 2007 to 2013, and as the president of the cable channel Freeform ; he became the president of Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults And Classics starting on July 1, 2020.

Early life and education

In 1985, Ascheim earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from Yale University. In 1990, he received a Master of Business Administration degree from the Yale School of Management.

Career

Ascheim was the first employee and general manager of Noggin, a cable network created by Nickelodeon and Sesame Workshop in 1999. He oversaw the network's content library and produced its first original series, Oobi, from 2000 to 2005. He helped create a variety of the interstitial series that Noggin played, often using talent from Sesame Workshop. He also oversaw multiple rebrands of the channel, including introducing the host characters of Moose and Zee in 2003.
Ascheim left Noggin in 2007, but continued a relationship with Sesame Workshop, eventually becoming its executive vice president in 2011. He remained at Sesame Workshop until 2013, when he became the president of Freeform. He acted as the president of Freeform until April 2020, when he stepped down to take the position of president of Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults And Classics, a division which has oversight over Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Studios, Warner Bros. Animation and Turner Classic Movies; his first day at the position was July 1.

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