Posted: Mon., Apr. 16, 2001

Tribune taps Harrison

Exec to head unscripted, reality programming

Programming exec Donna Harrison is joining Tribune Entertainment Co. in the post of senior VP of unscripted and reality programming.

She will be based in Los Angeles, where she'll oversee all program development and production of Tribune's unscripted and reality programming, including its upcoming syndie strip "Talk or Walk."

Harrison will report directly to Dick Askin, prexy-CEO of Tribune Entertainment.

She most recently served as senior VP of programming for Fox's cable channel the Health Network. Before that she was the exec producer of Paramount's daytime talker "Leeza," hosted by Leeza Gibbons. Harrison also was prexy of Leeza Gibbons Enterprises from 1995-97.


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