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Anne Sweeney

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TV Executive

The Resume

    (November 4, 1958- )
    Born in Kingston, New York
    Co-Chair of Disney Media Networks
    President of Disney-ABC Television Group
    President of ABC Cable Networks Group and The Disney Channel Worldwide (2000-2004)

Why she might be annoying:

    She looks like Marie Osmond.
    She worked for Rupert Murdoch at rival FOX before moving to ABC.
    She helped launch SOAPNet, a cable channel devoted to televising reruns of soap operas.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She helped Disney Channel and Toon Disney grow into major basic cable networks.
    She is credited with turning the fortunes of ABC.
    She was named one of the '50 Most Powerful Women in Business' by Fortune and one of 'The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women' by Forbes.
    She was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 2005.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 321 Votes: 65.11% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 2518 Votes: 68.27% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 2376 Votes: 80.26% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 3102 Votes: 83.88% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 2100 Votes: 72.81% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 1134 Votes: 71.25% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 53 Votes: 62.26% Annoying