Mark Allen Itkin

Mark Itkin graduated Summa cum Laude & Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies and followed it with a JD from Boalt Hall at U.C. Berkley in 1978. Mark was an associate in the music department of the law firm of Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, later joining the William Morris Agency in 1982 to become a television packaging agent specializing in first - run syndication, pay and basic cable television.

In 1987, Mark became Vice President and West Coast Head of the first-run syndication and cable packaging department, which includes Network Daytime, Saturday Morning and Prime Time Network reality programming. In 1991, he was promoted to Senior Vice President and has packaged programs in all areas of television. Mark's current title is Executive Vice President, Worldwide Head of Syndication, Cable and Non Fiction Programming.