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Linda Hannan

Linda Hannan is founder, president, CEO and majority owner of Internet Transmission Network (ITN), one of the only independent broadcasting services in the country and a pioneer in the area of live production and distribution for the Internet. The company transmits 24-hour programming around the world for a variety of broadcast, cable and Internet clients.

Prior to launching ITN, Hannan was vice president and general manager of Western Images, one of the first video production companies in the country. During her tenure at Western, Hannan pioneered the use of satellite and fiber transmission for the coverage of news, sports, entertainment and corporate communications. Under her management, Western served as the CBS Network News Bureau in the Northwest for eight years. Hannan also created a turnkey operation for CBS affiliates to cover the 1984 Democratic National Convention.

In 1993, Hannan was recognized as Woman Entrepreneur of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners. She has also been honored for her contributions to broadcasting and electronic media by American Women in Radio & Television.

Hannan is an accomplished producer, and a number of her projects have been recognized by the film and broadcast industry. Her docu-drama for NorCal Insurance, "A Time of Trial," earned a Silver Screen Award at the U.S. Industrial Film Festival and a Bronze Award at the International Film & TV Festival in New York.

A native of Massachusettts, Hannan was one of the first women to attend Dartmouth College, graduating magna cum laude. She is past president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Northern California. She is also a past president of the International Teleproduction Society (ITS) of Northern California and is currently a member of the international board of ITS.