Rad Season: Don Meek
Don Meek, Chief Content Officer and GM North America of FUEL TV
In the next episode Oli Russell-Cowan chats to media, marketing and entertainment executive Don Meek the head of Content and GM North America at FUEL TV.
California native Don started his career at Prime Ticket Network managing a number of sports events including the US Open of Surfing. He then went on to Sony Pictures where he launched international television networks and headed up sales and marketing for one of the pioneering online video platforms at iFilm.
Don then became the President of Primedia’s Action Sports Group looking after websites, events and magazines including SURFER and SKATEBOARDER and was then head of digital at Tribune Company.
Don is currently steering the ship at FUEL TV in the US and is in charge of content going out to 95 countries around the world. He is also an avid surfer, chair of the content committee and board member at the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center.
Tune in for some of his best stories over the years in the action sports industry and what projects FUEL TV has in store and how he sees the landscape of action sports media changing.
Action sports enthusiast and event guru Oli Russell-Cowan is the host of Rad Season’s podcast. Growing up in London skating down Thames River bank, surfing waves in 40+ countries and going to festivals and events since he was 15, Oli worked in the event and action sports industry all his life and founded Rad Season in 2016.