Biography
He left the network in 1997 to accept an exclusive deal at DreamWorks SKG to develop and produce TV shows.
Born in NYC, this son of a TV producer and director earned a communications degree from Boston University in the late 1970s. Harbert spent a year as a radio news producer at WHDH in Boston before fulfilling a lifelong dream of working at ABC. He began as feature film coordinator for ABC Entertainment and was subsequently promoted through …
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Career Milestones
| Worked as a producer in the news department of WHDH Radio in Boston, MA | ||
1977 | Joined ABC in July as feature film coordinator for ABC Entertainment | |
1979 | Appointed supervisor, feature film and latenight program planning in January | |
1979 | Became assistant to the vice president for program planning and scheduling in August | |
1981 | Promoted to director, program planning and scheduling in July | |
1983 | Named vice president, program planning and scheduling in September | |
1986 | In August, assumed the newly created position of vice president, motion pictures, ABC Entertainment | |
1987 | Took on additional responsibilities when appointed vice president, motion pictures and scheduling in November | |
1988 | Named vice president, prime time, ABC Entertainment, in February | |
1989 | Promoted to executive vice president for prime time in April | |
1992 | Appointed president, ABC Entertainment in November, effective January 1, 1993 | |
1996 | Promoted to chairman, ABC Entertainment in June | |
1997 | Announced, in mid-February, exclusive deal with DreamWorks SKG to develop and produce TV shows | |
1997 | Resigned from ABC in February | |
1999 | Joined NBC as president, NBC Studios (August) | |