FREEZE FRAME -- JAN. 26, 2015
(From l.): Joanna Cassidy and Jill Kargman of Bravo’s new scripted series Odd Mom Out; Frances Berwick, president, lifestyle networks, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment; and Abby Elliott of Odd Mom Out at the NBCU TCA Winter Press Tour presentation at the Langham Hotel.
Chris McCumber (l.), president, USA Network; with Jessica Szohr, Jason O’Mara and executive producer Matt Nix of Complications at NBCUniversal’s TCA Tour presentation in Pasadena, Calif.
TV One president Brad Siegel (back row, c.) introduced White Water cast members Sharon Leal, Amir and Amari O’Neil and Larenz Tate at the network’s TCA Winter Press Tour presentation.
Presenting Lifetime’s UnREAL at the TCA Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif. (l. to r.): cast members Freddie Stroma, Shiri Appleby and Constance Zimmer; co-creator Sarah Gertrude Shapiro; Rob Sharenow, EVP and GM, Lifetime; and co-creator Marti Noxon.
At Fox’s 2015 Winter TCA All-Star Party in Pasadena, Calif; Chuck Saftler, president of program strategy and COO, FX; Joelle Carter of Justified; and Nick Grad, president, original programming and FX Productions.
History’s Vikings stormed the network’s Winter TCA PressTour presentation in Pasadena, Calif. (l. to r.): Dirk Hoogstra, EVP and GM, History; and cast members Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, “the Seer” and Alexander Ludwig.
Gearing up for Hallmark Channel’s Super Bowl Sunday presentation of Kitten Bowl II (l. to r.): Bill Abbott, CEO, Crown Media Family Networks; tennis broadcaster Mary Carillo and New York Yankees radio voice John Sterling, Kitten Bowl hosts; and Michelle Vicary, EVP, programming & network publicity, Crown Media Family Networks.
Graydon Carter (l.), editor in chief of Vanity Fair magazine, and Henry Schleiff, group president, Investigation Discovery, Destination America, American Heroes Channel, Discovery Life Channel and Discovery Family Channel; at the New York premiere of ID’s Vanity Fair Confidential.
Leading graduation ceremonies for the 2014-15 WICT Washington, D.C./Baltimore Chapter mentoring program (l. to r.): Shannon Cassidy, president of A Bridge Between; Jessica Jones, marketing manager, TV One; Lauren Williams, on-air/print production manager, Travel Channel; and Sonji Robinson Joyner, manager of network specials, BET.
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