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Pearlena Igbokwe
Pearlena Igbokwe is Chairman of Universal Studio Group (USG), where she leads four powerhouse television studios -- Universal Television, UCP, Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal International Studios -- that produce over 3, hours of programming currently airing or streaming around the globe.
In her capacity as Chairman, Igbokwe and her team support a slate of ambitious storytellers, including Jordan Peele, Sam Esmail, Nahnatchka Khan, Tina Fey, Seth MacFarlane, Julie Plec, Amy Poehler, Tanya Saracho, Michael Schur, David Heyman, Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, Lorne Michaels, Gareth Neame, Debra Martin Chase, Nick Antosca and Dick Wolf, among numerous others.
Igbokwe currently oversees over projects across more than 25 platforms worldwide, including broadcast networks, streamers and numerous cable outlets. Notable USG projects under her purview include Dick Wolf’s enormously successful “Law & Order,” “One Chicago” and “FBI”-branded series, the Emmy®
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By Cynthia Littleton | Variety
Pearlena Igbokwe was an English major at Yale, so it’s no surprise that she loves the process of reading and analyzing a literary work, breaking down the text and identifying its major themes and conclusions. In grade school, she was the type of kid who didn’t groan when a book report was assigned.
These instincts have served Igbokwe well in her nearly 30 years as a creative executive in television. But the Showtime and NBC alum, who has headed Universal Television since , didn’t know what work lay ahead in the spring of , as her sophomore year at the Ivy League college was coming to an end. She only knew she needed to hurry up and find a summer job. While scouring the listings and fliers tacked up on the walls of the career services center at Yale, she was immediately intrigued by a notice described as a “summer associate” position at NBC in New York.
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Pearlena Igbokwe
Interview Date: November 17,
Interviewer: Janice Littlejohn
Abstract
Pearlena Igbokwe started in the cable business at HBO Research. She talks about her work at Showtime in advertising and marketing. She describes her involvement in Voices Against Violence; development of an innovative comedy show targeting an African-American audience; and the success of Soul Food, both the show and the website. In the early nineties Showtime embraced a strong diversity initiative and Igbokwe explores the launch of The Black Filmmakers Showcase, touching on other socio-political projects. She notes the importance of real life stories, and the variety of opportunities for actors at the network. She describes the change of focus from movies to more programming, and predicts the effects of new technology. In defining her career at Showtime, she comments on her role as a black development executive, noting the freedom of working for a premium cable network.