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Kelly Kahl | |
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Born | Burlington, Wisconsin, U.S. | October 20, 1966
Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
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Years active | 1990–present |
Known for | President of CBS Entertainment (2017–2022) |
Kelly Kahl (born October 20, 1966) is an American television executive and film producer. From 2017 to 2022, he served as the President of Entertainment at CBS. [1]
Kelly Kahl was born in Burlington, Wisconsin to Ronald and Barbara Ann Kahl. He discovered his interest in television while watching Saturday-morning cartoons and noticed programs would change time slots from year to year. [2] He attended Burlington High School, graduating in 1985. [3] He earned a degree in communications from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He then went on to receive his Master of Arts degree from USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. [2]
Kahl began his career in 1990 at Lorimar Television as a research intern. He then worked at Warner Bros. Television as Director, Network Research before joining CBS as Vice President, Scheduling. [4] While serving in this role he was part of scheduling many successful CBS shows such as Bull, Blue Bloods, The Big Bang Theory , Young Sheldon , CSI, and NCIS. [4] He was instrumental in the green-lighting of the television series Survivor. [5] According to Survivor's host Jeff Probst, Kahl had taken a risk by scheduling Survivor's second season Survivor: The Australian Outback against NBC's Friends . Survivor routinely won viewership against Friends during that season, and as a result, Kahl gained significant influence at CBS that has been used to support Survivor through its 40th season. [6]
He served as executive producer on the films Return to Zero, Sister Cities, and Saint Judy . His current favorite CBS shows include SEAL Team , Love Island and Tough as Nails .
On November 16, 2022, CBS announced that Kahl would step down as head of CBS Entertainment at the end of 2022, ending a 26-year career at the network, who announced that Amy Reisenbach would move up from her role as head of current programming to replace him. [7] [8]
Kahl lives in Hermosa Beach, CA with his wife, Kim and their two dogs, Bunny and Gracie. [3] [9] He is a partner at Underground Pub and Grill. [2]
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