The WB

The WB Television Network

Type	broadcast television network
Country	United States
Availability	National
Founded	November 2, 1993; 30 years ago (1993-11-02) by Jamie Kellner
Owner	Warner Bros. (64%) Tribune Broadcasting (25%) ViacomCBS (45%) Jamie Kellner (11%)[1] (1995–2006)
Key people	Jamie Kellner (President, 1994–2001) Susanne Daniels (President of Entertainment, 1994–2003) Jordan Levin (President of Entertainment/Chief Executive Officer, 2001–2004) Jed Petrick (President/Chief Operating Officer, 2001–2004)[2] David Janollari (President of Entertainment, 2004–2006) Robert Bibb (President of Marketing, 1994–2005) Lewis Goldstein (Co-President of Marketing, 1999–2005)[3] Lauren Brady (Director of Production, 1994-1995) Garth Ancier (Chairman, 2001–2006)
Launch date	January 11, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-01-11)
Former affiliations	WGN America
Official website	thewb.com (2005 archive)

The Warner Bros. Television Network, commonly called The WB, was a television network in the United States. It was founded by the Warner Bros. film studio and Tribune Company on January 11, 1995. The network was sometimes called "The Frog" because the network's mascot was an animated frog named Michigan J. Frog.

1. ↑ Greenhouse, Aaron. "The WB Television Network (Unnofficial)". cs.cmu.edu. Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science. Retrieved August 5, 2001.
2. ↑ James, Meg (January 7, 2004). "WB's President Says He's Stepping Down". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
3. ↑ Jenny Hontz (March 10, 1999). "WB ups Bibb and Goldstein". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved September 2, 2015.