Sheri Herman, a cable and digital media executive who helped launch E! Entertainment Television, has died at age 71. Hollywood Reporter and Variety both report that she dies in Florida after complications related to a health event.
Variety says Herman dies of heart failure on Aug. 6. Hollywood Reporter reports that her career was cut short by a car accident, and also details additional parts of her career, including time working for TCI with media executive John Malone and later work at Access Entertainment Network (AEN). Across the two accounts, her background spans advertising and production before she moves into cable television management, with both outlets highlighting her role in E! Entertainment.
The coverage is consistent on her identity, age, and broader career contributions, while differing on the primary cause or circumstances of her death—one account emphasizes heart failure and the other references an earlier car accident.
