# Mel Ming

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**H. Melvin "Mel" Ming** (born as **Hilton Austin Melvin Ming**) is a Bermudian-American broadcast executive who was the president and CEO of [Sesame Workshop](/source/Sesame_Workshop) from 2011 until his retirement in 2014.[1] He was previously chief operating officer of [Sesame Workshop](/source/Sesame_Workshop), and has held executive positions at the [Museum of Television and Radio](/source/Paley_Center_for_Media), [WQED](/source/WQED_Multimedia) and [NPR](/source/NPR).

## Early life

Ming was born in [Bermuda](/source/Bermuda) and attended [Temple University](/source/Temple_University) (class of 1967) graduating with a [B.B.A.](/source/Bachelor_of_Business_Administration) in [Accountancy](/source/Accountancy). He later served in the [U. S. Army](/source/U._S._Army) during the [Vietnam War](/source/Vietnam_War).[2][citation needed]

## Career

Ming is a [certified public accountant](/source/Certified_public_accountant).[2] He became the finance director of [NPR](/source/NPR) in August 1983.[3] In 1997, he became the vice president and [treasurer](/source/Treasurer) at the Museum of Television and Radio (now [Paley Center for Media](/source/Paley_Center_for_Media)) in New York, after having served as chief operating officer at [WQED](/source/WQED_Multimedia) in [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh).[4] He joined [Sesame Workshop](/source/Sesame_Workshop) in 1999 as its chief financial officer, and became chief operating officer in 2002. He was named president and CEO in October 2011, replacing [Gary Knell](/source/Gary_Knell).[1] He retired in 2014 and was succeeded by [Jeffrey D. Dunn](/source/Jeffrey_D._Dunn).[5]

Ming is an independent [director](/source/Board_of_directors) of [Dial Global](/source/Dial_Global).[6][7]

## References

1. ["Sesame Workshop Appoints H. Melvin Ming as President and CEO"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111226173204/http://www.sesameworkshop.org/newsandevents/pressreleaes/mel_ming_ceo). [Sesame Workshop](/source/Sesame_Workshop). 2011-10-03. Archived from [the original](http://www.sesameworkshop.org/newsandevents/pressreleaes/mel_ming_ceo) on 2011-12-26. Retrieved 2012-01-12.

1. "After Army, NPR". *[Tell Me More](/source/Tell_Me_More)*. [NPR](/source/NPR). 2011-10-27.

1. McDougal, Dennis (1984-05-24). "Public Radio Regaining its Breath". *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. p. E1.

1. Kalson, Sally (1996-12-13). "Mel Ming to Resign as WQED Official for New York Museum Post". *[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](/source/Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette)*. p. B-14.

1. Jensen, Elizabeth (8 September 2014). ["Jeffrey D. Dunn Named Chief of Sesame Workshop".](https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/business/media/jeffrey-d-dunn-named-chief-of-sesame-workshop.html?_r=0) *The New York Times*. Retrieved 15 December 2014

1. "Dial Global Finalizes Merger with Westwood One". *Manufacturing Close - Up*. 2011-10-28.

1. ["Dial Global Board of Directors"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111204080011/http://ir.dial-global.com/directors.cfm). [Dial Global](/source/Dial_Global). Archived from [the original](http://ir.dial-global.com/directors.cfm) on 2011-12-04. Retrieved 2011-01-12.

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