Eddie Garrett '94

Eddie Garrett is Director of Communications and New Media for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. In this capacity, he is responsible for crafting external and internal communications and implementation strategies across the corporate, entertainment, news and sports divisions of Turner Broadcasting. In addition, he directs corporate new media strategy, including staff and resources devoted to the corporate Intranet; internal daily electronic news rundown; external press web site; and external corporate Web presence. Prior to that, he led development teams at Gotham Broadband in New York City, producing interactive TV campaigns for Turner Broadcasting, DIRECTV and international clients Chello and KNRW. Eddie also spent time in Washington, DC, working with Time Warner Cable as senior producer of the news and sports channels for the broadband service, RoadRunner.

Eddie earned a bachelor of science degree in agricultural communications from the University of Georgia and is currently pursuing his MBA from the University of Georgias Executive MBA program. Eddie also serves on the board of the Atlanta Colt Youth Association.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world. http://www.turner.com