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Longtime Lifetime PR executive Kannie Yu LaPack is expanding her oversight with a promotion to EVP, Publicity, Public Affairs and Social Media, for Lifetime, LMN and A+E Studios. In her
previous role as SVP, Publicity, Public Affairs and Social Media for Lifetime and LMN, she has been leading the networks’ bicoastal team in all consumer and trade publicity, awards, public
affairs initiatives, and social media. She will now do the same for another division of A+E Networks, A+E Studios, producer of Netflix’s hit series _The Lincoln Lawyer._ “Kannie is a
thoughtful and inspiring leader who has led her team to consistently raise the visibility of Lifetime and LMN across all platforms. As well, she has demonstrated incredible acumen in
creating effective and meaningful public affairs campaigns throughout her career,” said Michael Feeney, EVP, Corporate Communications, A+E Networks, to whom LaPack will continue to report.
“As A+E Studios enters into a time of strong growth, I can think of no better person to lead these areas and drive success.” During her Lifetime tenure of more than 18 years, LaPack has
played an integral role in shaping the brand narrative. She and her team are currently working on the launch of _Where is Wendy Williams?_ She recently oversaw the press strategy around
Lifetime’s documentary event, _The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard_, which became the #1 series on cable this year, while also ranking #1 on Google/YouTube’s and Apple’s TV
Charts, as well as efforts around Lifetime’s milestone 500th Original Movie,_ Murdaugh Murders: The Movie._ WATCH ON DEADLINE Previously, LaPack led all publicity and public affairs efforts
for the Peabody Award-winning documentary _Surviving R. Kelly_ and oversaw the press efforts for such series as the Emmy-nominated, Peabody, AFI and Critics Choice Award-winning _UnReal_. In
2018, LaPack received an Emmy nomination for Lifetime’s 2018 PSA for _Stop Breast Cancer for Life_ campaign. Prior to her tenure at Lifetime, LaPack was a publicist with ABC Family (now
Freeform). She began her career in television as an intern in the communications department at ABC and went on to join the corporate communications team, working with the network’s
speechwriter.