Mark Bauman

Mark Bauman is an award-winning entertainment executive, specializing in multi-platform content, and communications strategies. He has been recognized with numerous broadcast and print journalism honors, including an Emmy, more than
a dozen Cine Golden Eagles, and various film festival awards. As SVP of Smithsonian Media, he currently oversees "Smithsonian," and "Air & Space" magazines, Smithsonian Books, Smithsonian.com, and the Smithsonian Channel partnership with Showtime. Previously, Bauman served as Chairman of National Geographic's Cross Platform Editorial Committee. As Executive Vice President of National Geographic Television, he oversaw more than 400 hours of programming, as well as National Geographic's Digital Video production group, which tripled NG's YouTube traffic, garnering almost 3 million subscribers and more than a billion video streams. Before National Geographic, Bauman, who is fluent in Spanish, Russian, Czech and Italian, was based in Eastern Europe and Latin America for ABC News, where he ran Baghdad and Balkan coverage. He has covered war and genocide in Central Africa, Lebanon, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq for many of the best print and broadcast media outlets in the world. Bauman also serves on several NGO Boards. Firsts: 1st generation HD DVD’s w Bill Gates (Consumer electronics Show) 2006; 1st “Top 10” iTunes podcast 2006/7; #1 most subscribed traditional media channel on YouTube; 1st UGC Contest on YouTube to use online mashing tool. 1st gen digital magazine included in Apple's ipad launch; 1st Live Google+ Hangouts & Facebook chats with explorers around the world; pilot tester for 1st gen Google Glass. Specialties: • Proactive Communications strategies • Broadcast and new business startup. • Guerilla marketing & Advocacy • Media integration strategies • Cutting edge and award winning print, broadcast, radio and web production • Nonprofit management • Fundraising
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Fri, 09/14/2018 - 15:12

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Mark Bauman

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