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Hope Hartman was named vice president, Media Relations, ABC Entertainment, in May 2006. In this role Ms. Hartman works closely with ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson, overseeing all communications efforts for primetime and late-night programming, including managing programming, corporate, marketing and scheduling-related publicity.
Previously Ms. Hartman was principal of her own PR firm, Fingers Crossed Communications, where she developed comprehensive communications strategies and media/marketing campaigns for such clients as UCLA, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, ABC Family and ABC Daytime.
Prior to that, Ms. Hartman was the principle communications executive for two of television's most prominent series -- "Live! With Regis and Kelly" (formerly "Regis and Kathie Lee") and "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" -- for The Walt Disney Company's Buena Vista Productions. During her tenure she managed the national publicity efforts for both shows, and directed personal publicity needs for talent and executive producers.
Ms. Hartman also served as an account supervisor at Ketchum Public Relations, managing key accounts including ExxonMobil, the W.M. Keck Foundation, Price Waterhouse and British Petroleum. She began her career in the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Indiana as an information specialist serving the Indiana Department of Commerce.
Ms. Hartman holds bachelor's degrees in communications and public policy from Indiana University.