Rod Perth was an Executive Producer on Farscape. Perth was hired by CBS Television right out of college and quickly rose through the ranks, starting in the mailroom and eventually become Station Manager of WBBM-TV between 1986 and 1989. He was later promoted to Senior Vice-President Late Night and Non-Network Programs for CBS in Los Angeles. Between 1991 and 1993, he was partly responsible for attracting David Letterman to CBS. Since May 2012, he has been President and CEO of NATPE.