REMEMBERING MABLE
HADDOCK
MABLE J. HADDOCK
Founding President and CEO, National Black
Programming Consortium (1948-2022)
Mable Haddock was the founding president and first CEO of the National Black Programming Consortium (rebranded in 2018 as Black Public Media). For more than 20 years, her hands-on leadership style was the driving force behind NBPC initiatives. Her keen business sense and strong artistic vision transformed the organization into one of the leading and most trusted sources of funding and inspiration for countless African American and African filmmakers.
During Mable’s tenure, more than $6 million in NBPC funds were dispersed to independent filmmakers. She and those storytellers spearheaded the ongoing movement to transform the media landscape into one that is more diverse, inclusive and equitable.









