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Investigation Discovery Names Kathryn Vaughan Senior Vice President, Head of Production (TV News Roundup)


TV News Roundup: Investigation Discovery named Kathryn Vaughan SVP, head of production. Also, Sir Patrick Stewart will be honored at the Publicists Awards.

Previous recipients of the Television Showperson of the Year Award include Norman Lear, Ava DuVernay, Greg Berlanti, Quinta Brunson, Ryan Murphy, John Landgraf, Shonda Rhimes, Chuck Lorre, Steven Bochco, Aaron Spelling and Bob Hope. Founded by Doug Weitzbuch (“World of Dance,” “Duck Dynasty”) and serial software entrepreneur Kevin Eberly (“PayYourRent”), the site utilizes algorithms to help staff productions including film, television, commercials, digital and live events. “This will reduce time spent staffing, eliminate bad hires, and increase exposure to more locals… This is a dramatic improvement from the current process of scouring IMDb, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc to try to find a mutual connection that has worked with the candidate.”

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