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Partner, Producer and Investor, DFB Productions

Gordon T. Hughes Jr. is a partner, producer and investor of theatrical productions on Broadway, London’s West End, and other venues throughout the U.S. and internationally. Among his shows is the current revival of “An American in Paris” that won 4 Tony awards, and “Come From Away” which opened at the Schoenfeld Theatre on Broadway in February 2017. From 1994 to 2010, he was president and CEO of American Business Media who repositioned the association from a traditional publishing group to a global organization of business information providers. Other positions included Vice President/Station Manager of WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, and VP Marketing for CBS Television Stations for the 1992 Winter Olympics Games. Hughes received two Emmys as a producer of sports and entertainment events, Media Industry News Lifetime Achievement Award, and Crain’s Media Business Lifetime Media Innovator Award.