Fox Names Rob Wade President of Alternative Entertainment, Specials

Fox Broadcasting Company has named Rob Wade its new president of alternative entertainment and specials, the network announced Monday.

Reporting to Fox Television Group chairmen and CEOs Gary Newman and Dana Walden, Wade will oversee the network’s unscripted programming, specials and alternative development slate.

No other platform captures the immediacy and excitement of a big, broad, breakout unscripted hit like broadcast, and we are committed to expanding our efforts in this area beginning today, with Rob, said Newman and Walden in a statement.

“Rob’s an incredibly well-respected executive and producer with a proven track record working on reality hits,” they continued.