On April 25, SXSW President Hugh Forrest, who has been with the festival since 1989 and also served as head of programming ...

President and chief programming officer Hugh Forrest is no longer leading the festival, the Austin Business Journal reports.

Hugh Forrest is one of several prominent SXSW employees who lost their jobs in the shakeup made my Penske Media Corp.

Forrest joined SXSW in 1989. He became chief programming officer in 1994, was promoted to co-president in 2022 and became the ...

South by Southwest announced Jenny Connelly as its new Director-in-Charge as former President Hugh Forrest maintains he was ...

Former South by Southwest President Hugh Forrest says parent company Penske Media forced him out during an executive shakeup.

We also share community reaction to the departure of Hugh Forrest. Many influential Austinites are upset. Hugh Forrest no ...

SXSW leadership changes are confirmed, with Hugh Forrest out as president and PMC exec Jenny Connelly taking over as CEO of ...

However, Forrest is seemingly only one name on the list. The Chronicle has heard that another 10 or more staff members, ...

Forrest, who has served as SXSW co-president since 2022 and president since 2024, originated and nurtured to prominence the ...

High-profile departures include co-president Hugh Forrest after SXSW 2025 drew criticism for poor attendance and its ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The top official at South by Southwest (SXSW) has reportedly been let go. According to KVUE's media partners at the Austin American-Statesman, Hugh Forrest – who served as SXSW ...