Sunday Jun 27, 2021

58: Creating The Disney Channel with Jim Jimirro

An interview with Jim Jimirro about his time as CEO of Walt Disney Home Video, creating the Disney Channel, and taking his own media company, J2 Communications, public. We discuss his purchase of the National Lampoon brand, his love of the Great American Songbook, and his newest endeavor producing musicals off Broadway.

Jim is a voting member of the Oscars and for ten years was a chairman for the Grammys. He lectures on the Great American Songbook at the Beverly Hills Public Library and the 92nd Street Y in NYC. This series in the subject of the documentary "Jim J's Jukebox."

Jim's Website and full Bio:

https://jimirro.com/about-jim/

J2 Spotlight - Off Broadway Musical Revivals:

https://www.j2spotlightnyc.com/

History of The Disney Channel:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Channel

History of Walt Disney Home Video:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Studios_Home_Entertainment

Walt Disney Co Stock Price - DIS:

https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/DIS:US

History of National Lampoon:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Lampoon_(magazine)#:~:text=National%20Lampoon%20was%20an%20American,on%20American%20humor%20and%20comedy.