23 Black Executives Advancing The Television Network Industry
Michael Smith is the General Manager of the Cooking Channel, a spinoff of the Food Network. He has headed Food Network’s creative and brand strategies for 10 years and served as senior vice president of marketing. The Cooking Channel goes beyond marketing for Smith as he is now responsible for the development, staffing and production of the “multi-platform network that will cater to avid food lovers with informational and instructional cooking programming.”