Donna Speciale is president of Turner Entertainment & Young Adult Ad Sales. In this capacity, she leads ad sales for the company’s entertainment and young adult brands, TBS, TNT, truTV, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. Before joining Turner in February 2012, she was President, Investment & Activation and Agency Operations for MediaVest Worldwide, where she led the agency’s integrated digital, broadcast, print and out-of-home practice. Prior to MediaVest, Donna led the broadcast investment team at Mediacom.
A veteran of the broadcast industry for over 20 years, Speciale is well-known for driving innovation in the marketplace and has received numerous much industry recognitions including Multichannel News “Wonder Woman”, Advertising Age “Top Women in Advertising”, MediaWeek “All Star”, Advertising Age “Woman to Watch” and “Agency of the Year” by both AdWeek and Advertising Age. She has thrice honored by Advertising Women of New York (AWNY) for “Advertising Woman of the Year”; AWNY’s “Impact Award,” honoring her mentorship work within the industry; “Working Woman Award.”
