OLD Media Moves

CNBC’s Pohlman joins PR firm

March 16, 2015

Posted by Chris Roush

Jeff PohlmanCNBC senior producer Jeffrey Pohlman has been hired by Fleishman Hillard’s New York office as a senior vice president in the reputation management practice.

During his 13 years at CNBC, Pohlman’s investigative unit produced the company’s first digital documentaries, including three in 2013 under his leadership.

“I had an extraordinary run at CNBC, where I worked with some of the smartest people in the TV business, but I am so incredibly happy to be at FleishmanHillar,” said Pohlman in a statement.

Pohlman has won numerous industry accolades for writing, directing and producing documentaries covering politics, economic issues and business topics, and securing exclusive interviews with Fortune 500 business leaders and senior government officials. He was part of a team in 2011 that won a Gerald Loeb Award.

He has overseen the production of 28 documentaries and eight series at CNBC, and has produced hundreds of breaking news packages and specials while traveling extensively around the world.

Before joining CNBC, Pohlman was a producer at CNN and spent seven years at NBC as an associate producer.

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