Fox Names Brooke Bowman Drama SVP

Brooke Bowman today was appointed senior vice president, drama programming and development, Fox Broadcasting Co., effective July 6. Based in Los Angeles, she will be responsible for supervising the development and production of new and returning scripted series for the network.

Bowman will report to Terence Carter, Fox’s EVP of drama development and programming.

Bowman joins Fox from Freeform (formerly ABC Family), where she spent the past 12 years, most recently as SVP of development and programming. In that role, she oversaw a number of the network’s biggest hits, including its No. 1 comedy, Baby Daddy, Shadowhunters, the Peabody Award-winning drama Switched at Birth, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Greek, Bunheads, Young & Hungry, Make It or Break It and Kyle XY.

She also brought in and developed Freeform’s upcoming drama from Tim Kring, Beyond. Bowman joined ABC Family in 2004 as executive director, development, and was promoted to VP, development and programming, in 2005.

From 2003 to 2004, Bowman was executive director, development, for Buena Vista Productions. There, she oversaw development of the company’s current slate of programming for first-run syndication, as well as primetime and cable, including Live with Regis and Kelly, The Wayne Brady Show and The Tony Danza Show.

Prior to that, she was manager, series development and programming for VH1, developing Rock the House and Behind the Music. From 1999 to 2001, Bowman worked for Fox Searchlight. She began her career in advertising as an associate producer for TBWA/Chiat/Day in San Francisco.

Bowman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and modern literature from Duke University.