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Josh Barry, ABC – Hot List 2007
Title: VP of drama development, ABC Date of birth: June 20, 1973 Place of birth: Los Angeles Big break: Being hired at Touchstone in 2000 by future ABC President Steve McPherson Who knew?? Mr. Barry’s grandfather is the Golden Globe…
Sean Cohan, A&E – Hot List 2007
Title: Senior VP, international, A&E Television Networks Date of birth: Oct. 3, 1974 Place of birth: Brooklyn, N.Y. Big break: Getting into Harvard, which put him “around very smart people from so early on, folks with a real clear idea…
Ron Lamprecht, NBC Universal – Hot List 2007
Title: Senior VP, digital distribution, NBC Universal Date of birth: July 24, 1974 Place of birth: Long Beach, N.Y. Big break: Mr. Lamprecht joined NBC in 2000. Two years later, David Zaslav, then president of NBC Universal Cable, moved him…
Cuban Makes Bid for Cubs
HD Net co-founder Mark Cuban, who has owned the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks since January 2000, confirmed to the Chicago Tribune last week that he submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field from…
Silvio Horta, ‘Ugly Betty’ – Hot List 2007
Title: Executive producer, “Ugly Betty” Date of birth: Aug. 14, 1974 Place of birth: Miami Big break: Selling his first script, “Urban Legend” Who knew?? When Mr. Horta first moved to Los Angeles, he worked as a perfume spritzer at…
Katherine Pope, Universal Media Studios – Hot List 2007
Title: President, Universal Media Studios Date of birth: Oct. 2, 1972 Place of birth: Chicago Big break: Tapped for NBC’s Associate Program Who knew?? Ms. Pope got her first television job as an intern for Andrea Wong. When showrunner Tim…