Barbara S. Brogliatti

Brogliatti was married to her husband, Ray Brogliatti, for 44 years. Barbara spent the last years of her life in Napa Valley, California where she died following a lengthy battle with cancer on June 21, 2015

She left her role of Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer at Warner Bros. in 2005, after nearly 20 years at the Studio, and 40 years in the entertainment industry, to pursue philanthropy, teaching, travel and a more agreeable pace of life in Napa Valley, CA.

When Warner Communications bought Lorimar in 1989, Brogliatti left to form her own public relations and marketing firm—The Brogliatti Company—handling such clients as Norman Lear, Haim Saban, Jean Stapleton and Barbara Walters. At the end of 1990, Brogliatti returned to Warner Bros. to head television publicity, promotion and advertising. A few years later, she established Warner Bros.’ first-ever Worldwide Corporate Communications department and took oversight of corporate communications studio-wide, including Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Home Video, Telepictures Productions, Warner Bros. Consumer Products, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation.

Brogliatti was born and raised in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley. She attended North Hollywood High School and University of California, Los Angeles, graduating in 1968 with a degree in Social Sciences for Elementary Education.

Barbara S. Brogliatti (January 8, 1946 – June 21, 2015) was an American publicity, public relations and marketing executive, who spent 40 years working in the entertainment industry.