PEGGY HUBBLE
Executive Vice President, General Manager

Peggy Hubble’s career has spanned the media, business and civic circles in Texas, New York and Washington, D.C. She has directed statewide and national media, public relations, communications and event planning activities in a variety of areas, including public policy, business, health, education, transportation, technology and the arts.

Her clients have included Scholastic, St. David’s Healthcare Partnership, Cisco Systems, Texas Good Roads Transportation Association, The University of Texas, the Texas Medal of Arts Awards, and the Austin Museum of Art.

Hubble moved to Austin, Texas in 1993 from New York City where she was director of news information and national press for NBC News, serving as chief spokesperson and overseeing all press, communications and public relations activity for NBC News and its people, policies and programs. This included Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Today, Meet the Press, prime-time documentaries, breaking news and Presidential election coverage.

She began her career at the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), first in Washington, D.C. and later in New York City, eventually serving as director of national press relations.

Hubble is a founder and serves on the executive committee of the Texas Book Festival, chaired by First Lady Laura Bush. She has served as a member and chair of the Dean’s Advisory Council at UT’s College of Communication, and on the Board of Directors of the Austin Film Society.