Wonya Y. Lucas served as Former President and Chief Executive Officer.
In this role, Lucas oversees the company’s portfolio of entertainment brands, including linear networks Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, and Hallmark Drama; subscription video on demand service Hallmark Movies Now; and publishing division Hallmark Publishing.
Prior to joining Crown Media, Lucas was President and Chief Executive Officer of Public Broadcasting Atlanta, where she oversaw Atlanta’s NPR (WABE) and PBS (ATL PBA) stations.
Previously, she was President and Chief Executive Officer of TV One, where she became the second African American woman to hold the President and CEO role at a cable television network.
Lucas currently serves on the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors, Sundance Institute Board of Trustees, and The Cable Center’s Board of Directors. Lucas received an MBA in Finance and Marketing from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and B.S. Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
