Jesse Collins Entertainment President Dionne Harmon announced today that John Wehage has joined the company as Executive Vice President, Head of Production of the full-service Emmy-winning production company. Karen Grant-Selma will lead the company’s in-house legal team as Executive Vice President, Head of Business & Legal Affairs. Both will report to Harmon.
Wehage will oversee the physical production of all of the company’s specials, scripted and unscripted television content. With a career spanning over two decades, he has had various leadership positions across a variety of formats spanning hundreds of hours of programming including stage, live, competition, docu-follow, gameshow, digital, documentary and adventure programming. Most recently with Scout Productions, he contributed to the success of acclaimed shows such as Legendary (HBO Max), The Hype (HBO Max), Merpeople (Netflix), The Secrets of Hillsong (FX), The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning (Peacock) and the Emmy Award winning Queer Eye (Netflix).
Prior to Scout,...
Wehage will oversee the physical production of all of the company’s specials, scripted and unscripted television content. With a career spanning over two decades, he has had various leadership positions across a variety of formats spanning hundreds of hours of programming including stage, live, competition, docu-follow, gameshow, digital, documentary and adventure programming. Most recently with Scout Productions, he contributed to the success of acclaimed shows such as Legendary (HBO Max), The Hype (HBO Max), Merpeople (Netflix), The Secrets of Hillsong (FX), The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning (Peacock) and the Emmy Award winning Queer Eye (Netflix).
Prior to Scout,...
- 5/30/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg‘s friendship continues to be a source of entertainment for fans everywhere. Since the success of their hit show Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party, the two have continued to build on their relationship on a personal and a professional level. In 2023, Stewart seemingly took her love of Snoop to new heights, as she got a portrait of the “Gin & Juice” rapper tattooed on her arm.
Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart | Jason Laveris/FilmMagic Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart first joined forces in 2016
Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party premiered on VH1 in 2016 and ran for three seasons. The show featured cooking and camaraderie between Snoop and Stewart, an unlikely duo who quickly became beloved for their relationship. Guests also stopped by every episode, such as Seth Rogen, Ice Cube, Kathy Griffin, Keke Palmer, Wendy Williams, Patti Labelle, and Laverne Cox. The show also featured...
Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart | Jason Laveris/FilmMagic Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart first joined forces in 2016
Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party premiered on VH1 in 2016 and ran for three seasons. The show featured cooking and camaraderie between Snoop and Stewart, an unlikely duo who quickly became beloved for their relationship. Guests also stopped by every episode, such as Seth Rogen, Ice Cube, Kathy Griffin, Keke Palmer, Wendy Williams, Patti Labelle, and Laverne Cox. The show also featured...
- 2/14/2023
- by Chris Malone
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Buzzfeed announced that Paul Ricci will join the company to lead unscripted television for BuzzFeed Studios. In the role, Ricci will oversee all unscripted television programming for the company’s Hollywood arm and entire portfolio of brands including BuzzFeed, Complex, Tasty and HuffPost. Ricci will report directly to the head of studios, Richard Alan Reid.
Ricci has more than 20 years of television experience within the entertainment industry, most recently co-founding development company BoomTown Content Co. In addition to Ricci’s hiring, BuzzFeed Studios will enter into a strategic development partnership with BoomTown Content Co. to develop new unscripted television projects. Recent projects include “The Kids Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” on Peacock, “Who Wants To Be An Astronaut?” on Discovery and other projects in varying stages. BoomTown Content Co. will continue to be helmed by co-founder Mark Efman.
At Viacom — now Paramount Global — Ricci served as Head of Alternative Series for MTV and VH1,...
Ricci has more than 20 years of television experience within the entertainment industry, most recently co-founding development company BoomTown Content Co. In addition to Ricci’s hiring, BuzzFeed Studios will enter into a strategic development partnership with BoomTown Content Co. to develop new unscripted television projects. Recent projects include “The Kids Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” on Peacock, “Who Wants To Be An Astronaut?” on Discovery and other projects in varying stages. BoomTown Content Co. will continue to be helmed by co-founder Mark Efman.
At Viacom — now Paramount Global — Ricci served as Head of Alternative Series for MTV and VH1,...
- 8/9/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman made it last year — at the Emmys. The former “Parks and Recreation” stars were nominated for Best Reality Host for their NBC crafting series “Making It,” and they are back in the running again for another shot to be just the second duo to win the award.
Poehler and Offerman are just the fourth co-host duo to be nominated in the category, which was added in 2008. The only pair that have won is Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, who prevailed in 2013 for “Project Runway.” After getting three straight bids as a solo entrant the first three years of the award, Klum was dropped in 2011 and ’12, after which she submitted with Gunn, which immediately paid off. They were nominated every year until 2018, their final season on “Project Runway.” Klum and Gunn are back this year for their new Amazon fashion series “Making the Cut.”
The other...
Poehler and Offerman are just the fourth co-host duo to be nominated in the category, which was added in 2008. The only pair that have won is Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, who prevailed in 2013 for “Project Runway.” After getting three straight bids as a solo entrant the first three years of the award, Klum was dropped in 2011 and ’12, after which she submitted with Gunn, which immediately paid off. They were nominated every year until 2018, their final season on “Project Runway.” Klum and Gunn are back this year for their new Amazon fashion series “Making the Cut.”
The other...
- 7/23/2020
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
CBS News came to the defense of one of its star anchors Saturday after morning host Gayle King was subjected to threats of violence by entertainer Snoop Dogg and others in the wake of an interview in which one of her questions pertained to a sexual assault charge against the late Kobe Bryant.
The interview, between King and the Wnba’s Lisa Leslie, “was comprehensive and thoughtful. We are a country where differences of opinion are welcome – but hateful and dangerous threats are completely unacceptable,” said Susan Zirinsky, president of CBS News, in a statement. She added: “We fully support Gayle King and her integrity as a journalist. We find the threats against her or any journalist doing their job reprehensible.”
On Thursday, a visibly distraught King broke convention by taking to social media to explain that a question she had asked about Bryant was only one of many about the basketball legend.
The interview, between King and the Wnba’s Lisa Leslie, “was comprehensive and thoughtful. We are a country where differences of opinion are welcome – but hateful and dangerous threats are completely unacceptable,” said Susan Zirinsky, president of CBS News, in a statement. She added: “We fully support Gayle King and her integrity as a journalist. We find the threats against her or any journalist doing their job reprehensible.”
On Thursday, a visibly distraught King broke convention by taking to social media to explain that a question she had asked about Bryant was only one of many about the basketball legend.
- 2/9/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
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