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New Chairman at Woodruff Arts Center
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Woodruff Arts Center approved a new chairman today: Phil Kent, CEO of Turner Broadcasting.
Kent replaces Neil Williams, who has been chair since 2002. Williams, a retired partner of the law firm Alston & Bird was honored for his 36 years of volunteer service to the Woodruff Arts Center and one of its organizations, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. (He became involved in the symphony’s governance after singing in its choir.)
The Woodruff — or WAC, as some fondly call it — is Atlanta’s biggest arts organization by far. It’s the parent of not only the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra but the High Museum, Alliance Theatre and the youth arts education group Young Audiences.
Kent comes to the position with a wealth of experience managing a big organization with multiple divisions. At Turner, he oversees one of the biggest programming empires in cable TV. The Atlanta-based subsidiary of Time Warner includes CNN, Headline News, TBS, TNT, truTV (formerly Court TV) and the Cartoon Network, among its 40 networks throughout the world.
Any thoughts about what should be on Kent’s to-do list at the Woodruff?
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