i think hirschorn knows a thing or two about junk culture. he spews it all day.
MICHAEL HIRSCHORN
Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Production for VH1
Michael Hirschorn was promoted to Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Production for VH1 in January 2006.In this role, Hirschorn is responsible for all current VH1 original programming and development for both the East and West coasts as well as music development and celebrity talent development. He is also driving the network's foray into scripted series such as "So Notorious" with Tori Spelling.
Some of the VH1 programming he oversees includes series such as "I Love The...," "Hogan Knows Best," "Flavor of Love," "Celebrity Fit Club," "Best Week Ever," "My Fair Brady," "The Fabulous Life" in additio to VH1 original series "The Surreal Life," "Breaking Bonaduce," and the "All Access" and the "100 Greatest" franchises and documentaries including a slate being created under the new "Rock Docs" banner.
Hirschorn came to VH1 in July 2001 from his position as editor-in-chief of Inside.com, a digital news service that covered the converging entertainment, media, and technology businesses. Prior to Inside's merger with Brill Media Holdings and Primedia, he was also co-chairman and co-founder of Inside's parent company, Powerful Media. Under Hirschorn, Inside.com won the prestigious 2001 Webby Award for Best News Site, topping such entries as CNN, the BBC and Salon, and joining other winners like National Geographic, Travelocity, Microsoft and BBC World Service.
Previously, Hirschorn was features editor at Esquire (1990-94) and executive editor at New York Magazine (1994-97) before becoming editor-in-chief of Spin magazine (1997-99), which subsequently received two National Magazine Award nominations. Hirschorn has written for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The New Republic and Slate, and was also a columnist for Esquire.
Hirschorn is a graduate of Harvard University and has a master's degree in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University.
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MICHAEL HIRSCHORN
Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Production for VH1
Michael Hirschorn was promoted to Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Production for VH1 in January 2006.In this role, Hirschorn is responsible for all current VH1 original programming and development for both the East and West coasts as well as music development and celebrity talent development. He is also driving the network's foray into scripted series such as "So Notorious" with Tori Spelling.
Some of the VH1 programming he oversees includes series such as "I Love The...," "Hogan Knows Best," "Flavor of Love," "Celebrity Fit Club," "Best Week Ever," "My Fair Brady," "The Fabulous Life" in additio to VH1 original series "The Surreal Life," "Breaking Bonaduce," and the "All Access" and the "100 Greatest" franchises and documentaries including a slate being created under the new "Rock Docs" banner.
Hirschorn came to VH1 in July 2001 from his position as editor-in-chief of Inside.com, a digital news service that covered the converging entertainment, media, and technology businesses. Prior to Inside's merger with Brill Media Holdings and Primedia, he was also co-chairman and co-founder of Inside's parent company, Powerful Media. Under Hirschorn, Inside.com won the prestigious 2001 Webby Award for Best News Site, topping such entries as CNN, the BBC and Salon, and joining other winners like National Geographic, Travelocity, Microsoft and BBC World Service.
Previously, Hirschorn was features editor at Esquire (1990-94) and executive editor at New York Magazine (1994-97) before becoming editor-in-chief of Spin magazine (1997-99), which subsequently received two National Magazine Award nominations. Hirschorn has written for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The New Republic and Slate, and was also a columnist for Esquire.
Hirschorn is a graduate of Harvard University and has a master's degree in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University.
- dave 9-05-2007 1:23 am