After a year break, Jamila Hunter is returning to the Disney-ABC TV group — and to her unscripted roots –as Svp of Current Series and Alternative Programming for Freeform. The former ABC head of comedy will replace Kary McHoul, who will transition into an executive producer role.
Hunter, who is expected to start at the top of 2020, will oversee unscripted and alternative content as well as Freeform’s current slate of scripted programming , reporting to Lauren Corrao, the cable network’s Evp of Original Programming and Development.
“I have worked with Jamila many times as both a producer and an executive, and even tried to hire her once,” Corrao said. “Although it took nearly ten years, I feel incredibly fortunate that the time is now and that she chose to join me here alongside the talented team at Freeform. Her impeccable taste, wicked sense of humor and tremendous relationships...
Hunter, who is expected to start at the top of 2020, will oversee unscripted and alternative content as well as Freeform’s current slate of scripted programming , reporting to Lauren Corrao, the cable network’s Evp of Original Programming and Development.
“I have worked with Jamila many times as both a producer and an executive, and even tried to hire her once,” Corrao said. “Although it took nearly ten years, I feel incredibly fortunate that the time is now and that she chose to join me here alongside the talented team at Freeform. Her impeccable taste, wicked sense of humor and tremendous relationships...
- 10/31/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC and Khalabo Ink Society alum Jamila Hunter has landed at Freeform after exiting her role at Kenya Barris’ production company earlier this year.
Hunter will take over as senior vice president of current series and alternative programming, the Disney-owned network announced on Thursday. She’s set to begin in the position in the new year, reporting to Lauren Corrao, Freeform’s executive vice president of original programming and development.
She replaces Kary McHoul, who is stepping down from her position overseeing unscripted and transitioning into a new role as an executive producer.
“Kary has been pivotal in shaping our first major push into unscripted and we are so grateful for her significant contributions to our slate,” sCorrao said in a statement. “While we are sad that she has chosen to move on, we are thankful to be able to continue to work with her in a producing capacity.
Hunter will take over as senior vice president of current series and alternative programming, the Disney-owned network announced on Thursday. She’s set to begin in the position in the new year, reporting to Lauren Corrao, Freeform’s executive vice president of original programming and development.
She replaces Kary McHoul, who is stepping down from her position overseeing unscripted and transitioning into a new role as an executive producer.
“Kary has been pivotal in shaping our first major push into unscripted and we are so grateful for her significant contributions to our slate,” sCorrao said in a statement. “While we are sad that she has chosen to move on, we are thankful to be able to continue to work with her in a producing capacity.
- 10/31/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Jamila Hunter has been named senior vice president of current series and alternative programming at Freeform.
In her new role, Hunter will report to Freeform’s Lauren Corrao, executive vice president of original programming and development. She will oversee unscripted and alternative content as well as scripted programming across the network’s current slate of shows. She is expected to start at the beginning of 2020.
In addition, Kary McHoul will step down as Freeform’s senior vice president of unscripted and current series programming, a role to which she was promoted last January. McHoul will transition into an executive producer role, overseeing the unscripted series “Wrap Battle,” which is slated to premiere Nov. 25 on Freeform, as well as “Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings,” which will launch on Disney Plus next year.
“I have worked with Jamila many times as both a producer and an executive, and even tried to hire her once,...
In her new role, Hunter will report to Freeform’s Lauren Corrao, executive vice president of original programming and development. She will oversee unscripted and alternative content as well as scripted programming across the network’s current slate of shows. She is expected to start at the beginning of 2020.
In addition, Kary McHoul will step down as Freeform’s senior vice president of unscripted and current series programming, a role to which she was promoted last January. McHoul will transition into an executive producer role, overseeing the unscripted series “Wrap Battle,” which is slated to premiere Nov. 25 on Freeform, as well as “Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings,” which will launch on Disney Plus next year.
“I have worked with Jamila many times as both a producer and an executive, and even tried to hire her once,...
- 10/31/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“Nightline” is no longer being tailored solely for late-night newshounds.
The venerable ABC News show, which has its roots in the network’s end-of-day coverage of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, is quietly branching out to new venues. On Monday evening, Freeform, the cable network that is, like ABC, part of Walt Disney Co., will show “For Our Lives: Parkland,” a “Nightline” documentary that follows the lives of several students in the aftermath of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Executive producer Steven Baker feels there’s more “Nightline” can do. “’Nightline’ is more than just a time slot,” he says. “This is a brand that tells stories, no matter where it is seen.”
The hour long-special marks the first time “Nightline” and Freeform have partnered on a project. “Nightline” producers were able to embed themselves with some of the Parkland students, and not just at school events or demonstrations.
The venerable ABC News show, which has its roots in the network’s end-of-day coverage of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, is quietly branching out to new venues. On Monday evening, Freeform, the cable network that is, like ABC, part of Walt Disney Co., will show “For Our Lives: Parkland,” a “Nightline” documentary that follows the lives of several students in the aftermath of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Executive producer Steven Baker feels there’s more “Nightline” can do. “’Nightline’ is more than just a time slot,” he says. “This is a brand that tells stories, no matter where it is seen.”
The hour long-special marks the first time “Nightline” and Freeform have partnered on a project. “Nightline” producers were able to embed themselves with some of the Parkland students, and not just at school events or demonstrations.
- 4/30/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
As the president of alternative programming at Fox, Mike Darnell developed a well-earned reputation as a showman with a wicked mind. "I usually like to take a pitch and twist it into something more evil or more dangerous," says Darnell, who was once called "Fox's Point Man For Perversity" by the New York Times.
Darnell, the man behind some of the most notorious reality series and specials on television over the past two decades, left Fox at the end of July. He's now moving on to Warner Bros. Television Group as president of unscripted and alternative TV.
It's the end of an era for Fox, which meets reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour on Thursday without Darnell for the first time in decades. Network execs are still mulling Darnell's replacement. (Among names that have been rumored for the job: National Geographic Channels CEO David Lyle and president Howard T. Owens; Sharon Levy,...
Darnell, the man behind some of the most notorious reality series and specials on television over the past two decades, left Fox at the end of July. He's now moving on to Warner Bros. Television Group as president of unscripted and alternative TV.
It's the end of an era for Fox, which meets reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour on Thursday without Darnell for the first time in decades. Network execs are still mulling Darnell's replacement. (Among names that have been rumored for the job: National Geographic Channels CEO David Lyle and president Howard T. Owens; Sharon Levy,...
- 8/1/2013
- by Michael Schneider
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Hold on to your sweatbands: "Fame" is gonna live forever -- or at least a little longer -- thanks to a Nigel Lythgoe re-imagining of the 1980s film and series about kids striving to succeed in the brutal world of song and dance. MGM Television announced Tuesday that the executive producer of "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance" will re-imagine series. He will executive produce with Kary McHoul, president of Nigel Lythgoe Productions, Charles Segars ("National Treasure") and Chad Gutstein.
- 8/28/2012
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Kary McHoul has departed UTA a year after she left her post as senior vp alternative at Fox to become co-head of UTA's alternative TV department with Brett Hansen.
The management structure of the division changed in February when top CAA reality agent Michael Camacho joined UTA as partner and head of the alternative department.
McHoul is said to have left the agency for personal reasons.
At Fox, McHoul oversaw such unscripted series as "So You Think You Can Dance" and "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" and "Hell's Kitchen".
The management structure of the division changed in February when top CAA reality agent Michael Camacho joined UTA as partner and head of the alternative department.
McHoul is said to have left the agency for personal reasons.
At Fox, McHoul oversaw such unscripted series as "So You Think You Can Dance" and "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" and "Hell's Kitchen".
- 5/22/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jon Zimelis has joined UTA as an agent in its online division, and Hayley Lozitsky has been named an agent in the alternative tele?vision department.
At the year-old UTA Online, which is working on identifying breakout online talent, Zimelis joins agents Jason Nadler, Barrett Garese and Ryan Reber.
Zimelis was a TV lit agent at the Gersh Agency, which he joined in 2004 as an assistant in the TV lit department before being promoted to a coordinator and agent, working under department head and Gersh partner Gary Loder.
Lozitsky reports to department heads Brett Hansen and Kary McHoul.
She comes to UTA from E! Entertainment, where she worked for four years, most recently as manager of original programming and series development. Lozitsky developed such shows as "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", "Sunset Tan" and "Dr. 90210" and specials like "Raising Celebrity: Tales of Hollywood Moms." Before E! she worked in alternative television casting for Powerhouse.
At the year-old UTA Online, which is working on identifying breakout online talent, Zimelis joins agents Jason Nadler, Barrett Garese and Ryan Reber.
Zimelis was a TV lit agent at the Gersh Agency, which he joined in 2004 as an assistant in the TV lit department before being promoted to a coordinator and agent, working under department head and Gersh partner Gary Loder.
Lozitsky reports to department heads Brett Hansen and Kary McHoul.
She comes to UTA from E! Entertainment, where she worked for four years, most recently as manager of original programming and series development. Lozitsky developed such shows as "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", "Sunset Tan" and "Dr. 90210" and specials like "Raising Celebrity: Tales of Hollywood Moms." Before E! she worked in alternative television casting for Powerhouse.
- 10/26/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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