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C-SPAN Names Adele Hixon-Day Inaugural Chief Development Officer

In partnership with Lindauer, C-SPAN sought a senior leader who will expand philanthropic support and help secure C-SPAN’s public-service mission for the future.

Following a national search, C-SPAN has announced the appointment of Adele Hixon-Day as its first Chief Development Officer, creating a new senior leadership position focused on expanding philanthropic support for the nonprofit public affairs network.

The appointment marks an important step in C-SPAN’s strategy to diversify its sources of financial support and strengthen the organization for the future.

Since its founding in 1979, C-SPAN has been funded primarily through license fees paid by cable, satellite, and streaming companies that deliver its network to consumers. As the media distribution landscape rapidly changes, C-SPAN is building a broader base of philanthropic support to complement that longstanding industry funding and sustain its public-service mission for decades to come.

“Adele joins C-SPAN at a pivotal moment,” said C-SPAN CEO Sam Feist. “For decades, the cable and satellite, and recently the streaming industry, has made C-SPAN’s unique public service possible, and that support remains vitally important. At the same time, we need to broaden the community of individuals and organizations invested in C-SPAN and its future. Adele as the experience, energy, and vision to help us build that next chapter.”

As Chief Development Officer, Hixon-Day will lead C-SPAN’s philanthropic strategy, building relationships with foundations, major donors, and individual supporters who share C-SPAN’s commitment to providing Americans direct, unfiltered, and nonpartisan access to their government and the political process. She will also help develop philanthropic support for priorities including C-SPAN’s journalism, civic education, digital innovation and preservation, and modernization of its extensive video archive.

Read the full announcement from C-SPAN.

Adele Hixon-Day was appointment in August 2026. The search was led by Lindauer Vice President and Managing Director Maureen Huminik, Senior Vice President Bob Giannino, and Senior Consultant Taylor Beard in partnership with C-SPAN.