Kathleen Burns, the former Pilgrim Films and Television exec who later co-founded nonfiction producer Kinetic Content, is starting a new company. She has just launched Cabana 512 Productions, which will focus on nonfiction TV, digital and branded entertainment and be based in Playa Vista. Burns also has hired veteran executive producer Lasta Drachkovitch (The Real Housewives of Orange County) as VP Development, while Anne Williamson will oversee the digital and branded…...
- 2/1/2017
- Deadline TV
New York -- Multiplatform production firm Kinetic Content is adding new producers and creative staff.
Among the hires are:
-- Kathleen Burns Rohr as COO: She most recently ran production for Pilgrim Films & Television where she oversaw such programming as "American Chopper," "The Ultimate Fighter," "Dirty Jobs" and "Ghost Hunters."
-- Arash Ghadishah as senior vp: Ghadishah comes from ABC News where he covered such stories as the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the presidency (as a White House reporter).
-- Emma Conway as vp: The British producer most recently relocated to Los Angeles in a deal with Fremantle and worked across series including "Let's Make a Deal." Her U.K. credits include "V Graham Norton" and "Britain's Got Talent."
-- Heather Downie as manager. Downie was previously a writer, producer and assignment editor for ABC News, where she produced segments for "Nightline," "World News Tonight" and "Good Morning America.
Among the hires are:
-- Kathleen Burns Rohr as COO: She most recently ran production for Pilgrim Films & Television where she oversaw such programming as "American Chopper," "The Ultimate Fighter," "Dirty Jobs" and "Ghost Hunters."
-- Arash Ghadishah as senior vp: Ghadishah comes from ABC News where he covered such stories as the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the presidency (as a White House reporter).
-- Emma Conway as vp: The British producer most recently relocated to Los Angeles in a deal with Fremantle and worked across series including "Let's Make a Deal." Her U.K. credits include "V Graham Norton" and "Britain's Got Talent."
-- Heather Downie as manager. Downie was previously a writer, producer and assignment editor for ABC News, where she produced segments for "Nightline," "World News Tonight" and "Good Morning America.
- 7/14/2010
- by By Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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