Peter O. Price

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Peter O. Price
Born	1941
Occupation	Media Executive

Peter O. Price (born 1941) is President and CEO of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.Previously, he was President of Television Tonight, a venture between the major television networks and movie chains, and President of "Television USA", a joint venture with Wall Street Journal.

Price first entered the television industry as the founder and President of Cable Networks, Inc., and more recently as President of Liberty Cable Television from 1990 to 1997. He is active in the media and entertainment industry as a Board Member of RKO Pictures, a member of the Media Center of The Museum of Television & Radio, and a member of the Executive Roundtable of the New York New Media Association.

Price began his media career as a summer intern at the Wall Street Journal when attending Princeton University, where he graduated with honors in 1962. He subsequently graduated from Yale Law School, then served as an officer in the United States Air Force before joining New York City government as Counsel To The Taxi Commission.

From 1966 to 1970 he held a series of management positions at TIME-LIFE before becoming Director of Corporate Development of TIME Incorporated. He left to become President of Media Networks, Inc. (MNI) and after the firm was sold to 3M, managed MNI as a subsidiary of the 3M Company until 1986. In 1987 he was named Publisher of the New York Post and, subsequently, President and Publisher of the National Sports Daily.

Price is active in educational and civic affairs. Until recently he was Chairman of the Board of Governors of Eugene Lang College, a Trustee of The New School University, and a member of the Conference of University Board Chairmen. He is Chairman of The Avenue Association and a Trustee of the Colbert Foundation. He has served as an Advisor to the Governments of France and the United States on Telecommunications policy as Chairman of the Video Dial Tone Association in Washington, DC; and as Chairman of the Iinternational Chapter of The Young Presidents Organization.