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Dan Glickman to step down as chairman of the MPAA?
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Several news agencies have reported that Dan Glickman, the chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), maybe stepping down from his post to pursue a career as a U.S. Senator. Glickman a former Democratic congressman from Kansas, who has worked in government for decades.
He took over as chairman of the MPAA in September of 2004, following the retirement of Jack Valenti. Having begun his career at the MPAA in 1966, Valenti was 82 when he finally relinquished his post. Valenti is the man responsible for the creation of the MPAA’s rating system; having devised the scheme based of the British system that was already in place (overseen by the British Board of Film Classification). Like Glickman, he had previously worked in government.
The Politico is reporting that Glickman is only contracted by the MPPA until 2010 and that the organization is already looking to replace him. Glickman has denied any plans to either leave the MPAA or run for the Senate, though he is quoted as saying: “Being a U.S. senator is still one of the best jobs in the world. I wouldn’t deny that.” (politico.com)
If the reports are to be believed it makes you wonder what would happen to the organization if Glickman left.
Who do you think would be capable of running the MPAA? Should the organization look for a Hollywood insider instead of going with another former government official?
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