Piper Productions has named Thomas Robbins as its president, a new position at the bicoastal shop. He comes over from Foote, Cone & Belding on the West Coast where he served as senior VP, director of communications. Robbins will work out of Piper’s Santa Monica office, while managing director Sarah Jenks, who founded the company in 1996, remains based in New York…. Director Kevin Bourland and bicoastal Great Guns have amicably parted ways…..Heidi Gottlieb has been named executive producer at New York-based production company Zero 2 Sixty. She spent the past seven years as president/partner at now defunct rep firm Single Bid….Kevin Batten, formerly a staff producer at Deutsch LA, has taken the executive producer reins at Brand New School, a design/graphics/live-action shop that’s just gone bicoastal with the opening of a New York office. Batten replaces Matthew Marquis, who had been executive producer since the end of February (SHOOT, 2/23, p. 1). Marquis, who continues to maintain spot shop Milk Bar, has taken a temporary leave of absence from that company due to family reasons. In the interim, former freelancer Erin Tauscher is handling executive producer responsibilities at Milk Bar, which has relocated to Marina del Rey, Calif., and which continues to represent directors Jarl Olsen, Lara Shapiro and Brumby Boylston. Seth Epstein, who had been repped by Milk Bar, has left to pursue opportunities outside of directing….Northern Lights Post, New York, has added editor Patrick Burns, Jr. and producer Arthur Tremeau to its staff….
Television Academy Unveils Newly Elected Governors; Board To Become The Most Inclusive In Organization’s History
The Television Academy has announced the newly elected members to the Board of Governors who will serve two-year terms from Jan. 1, 2025–Dec. 31, 2026. More than 40% of the 31 elected governors are new to the Academy’s boardroom and represent a wealth of experienced professionals across the industry.
After years of outreach and engagement with the diverse television community, the 2025 Television Academy Board of Governors is the most inclusive in the Academy’s history. For the second consecutive year, the Board of Governors reflects gender parity. In addition, 47% of its members are from historically marginalized groups (based on racial and cultural identity, sexual orientation, et al.), the highest in its history, surpassing last year’s record of 45%.
The 13 newly elected governors who will serve a first-ever two-year term are: Kevin Blank (Special Visual Effects); John Boyd (Lighting, Camera & Technical Arts); Allison Dorenbosch (Children’s Programming); Megan Galizia (Television Executives); Trayce Gigi Field (Costume Design & Supervision); Phil Gurin (Producers); Shana Hagan, ASC (Cinematographers); Siddhartha Khosla (Music); Vicki Lemar (Sound); Joseph Litzinger (Reality Programming); Angela Moos (Makeup Artist/Hairstylists); Sean Presant (Writers) and Megan Sleeper (Casting Directors).
Fifteen governors were reelected to serve a second two-year term: Wendy Aylsworth (Science & Technology); Eva Basler (Daytime Programming); Bobbi Banks (Sound Editors); Mary Lou Belli (Directors); Hillary Bibicoff (Professional Representatives); Megan Chao (Documentary Programming); Yvette Cobarrubias (Commercials); David Hartle (Production Executives); Christina Lee (Public Relations); Kate Linder (Performers); Robert M. Malachowski... Read More