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Born October 5, 1951 (age 65) ( 1951-10-05 ) Occupation CEO of Fathom Events, Former President of AEG-TV and Network Live | ||
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John Rubey (born October 5, 1951) is an American television executive. He is Fathom Events' first chief executive officer. Rubey used to be president of AEG-TV and Network LIVE where he produced many events for Fathom and others.
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Early life
Rubey was born on October 5, 1951, in Evergreen Park, Illinois, to Charles and Catherine Whalen-Rubey. His father was a sales executive for Schwartz Paper Company, while his mother tended to John and his seven siblings.
Education
He holds a B.S. in accounting and economics from Regis University. Eighteen years after graduating, Rubey returned to school at the University of Houston to obtain an MBA. Rubey is certified by the state of Colorado as a certified public accountant. While at Regis University, Rubey ran the activities board and oversaw the coordination of concerts, films, dances and other student activities.
Career
John Rubey is Fathom Events’ first CEO, bringing to the alternative content leader more than 25 years of digital content and entertainment marketing experience. Rubey had served as president of Rubey Entertainment where he was responsible for the overall vision, entertainment marketing, digital content development and execution of the company’s strategic initiatives.
Prior to Rubey Entertainment, he oversaw the filming and distribution of all AEG-TV and AEG Network LIVE’s from music festivals to leading content distributors including: VEVO, YouTube, HULU, Yahoo!, MySpace and others, in addition to festival and artist sites, mobile phones and high-definition TV. He was also directly responsible for capturing the industry’s top music festivals and concert performance in digital 3D for cinema distribution worldwide.
In addition to being the president of AEG Network LIVE, Rubey founded and owned Spring Communications, a leader in pay-per-view concerts and events, and held the position of COO of PACE Management (now LIVE Nation), for over six years prior to Spring Communications.
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Personal
Rubey and his wife reside in Los Angeles with their four children. Rubey is involved with the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation and was honored with the Arts & Life Achievement Award by Arts & Living Magazine in 2012.
Awards
John Rubey has received various awards and honors for his involvement in the entertainment industry.