Sheri Herman Dies: E! Marketing Exec & American Cybercast President Was 71

Sheri Herman, the cable executive involved in the launches of E! Entertainment television, the Fashion Channel and American Cybercast, has died. Herman suffered heart failure in her sleep in Florida on August 6th, her family announced. She was 71. After graduating magna cum laude from Temple University, Herman got a jo

Sheri Herman, a cable and digital media pioneer who helped launch E! Entertainment TV, died of heart failure Aug. 6 in Florida. She was 71. Born in Philadelphia, Herman graduated Temple University and started out at the Madison Avenue ad agency AC&R. After working as a commercials producer, she joined The Entertainment

She also worked at TCI for John Malone and at Access Entertainment Network before her career was cut short by a car accident.