Michelle Mahoney, Executive Producer of Fuse TV
Michelle Mahony is the Executive Producer for Fuse music television station. I found this contact through Pilar Stienborn , the Wardrobe Director for Fuse, who is a friend of my Mom. I did my station profile on Pilar, and while going back and looking through my notes, she had answered all of the questions for this interview. She was extremely helpful and cooperative with all of my assignments.
Michelle Mahony is the head of the production department at Fuse Music Television station based in New York City. After graduating from college, she got started by working for VH1 for 15 years. She said most people in the industry go through the music television circuit and always end up working for a number of stations. She started out interning for VH1 then moved onto producing for them. She has had a number of life changing experiences throughout her life leading up to her current position. She used to work on the production team for Fuse, before getting promoted.
Michelle loves how she can express her creativity with the department at all times. She said there are many other people and departments who snap her back to reality when her mind goes wild, but until then, she is free to create and design ideas for new shows. She doesn’t like when people bring her back to reality. She wishes she could give every artist and new talent an opportunity to be showcased, but at the same time, popularity sells.
Michelle gave me the standard advice when she was waiting outside of the elevator with me. She said to never give up, if this is what I wanted to do in life, to never stop trying for it. After I told her how impatient I was to wait after graduation to begin my career, she offered me an internship! She said they are the most important way in getting your foot in the door. Connections mean everything. Michele said, “Knowledge of the career and a great personality are definitely perks to getting your dream job.”
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
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I chose to review the article from New York Times about the new popular TV trend sweeping the nation, New Jersey. Many shows have taken this theme and expanded and endorsed the idea. Shows like The Jersey Shore, Real Housewives of New Jersey, Jerseylicious, Boardwalk Empire, and Cake Boss. TV shows lead to other types of advertisement shticks by using these characters featured in these shows.
I chose this article for a number of reasons. I love each and every one of these shows, as stupid and mindless as they may be. I am an avid watcher of The Real Housewives of New Jersey and The Jersey Shore. I also drove to Hoboken to visit Carlo’s Bakery from the show The Cake Boss. It’s an addiction that spices up New Jersey.
I haven’t seen an article that honestly covers the topic of New Jersey based reality shows. This article reviewed the hype in an unbiased manner. The writer talks about how advertisers are taking advantage of these characters and their appeal, and using them wisely. Tim Brooks, the television historian and co-author of “The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows,” said “The new O.C. is, of all places, New Jersey.”
This idea opens up a whole new media approach of “state pride” in reality television. California and New York have most definitely taken advantage of this idea. Other television shows such as MTV’s The Real World, Real Housewives, Food Networks Good Eats, and even Survivor. This method mainly reels in the people living in that surrounding area. These shows flourish and bring in a large profit. (Chapter 4, page 144) Success ultimately is the source of power for reality programs.
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I chose to review the article from New York Times about the new popular TV trend sweeping the nation, New Jersey. Many shows have taken this theme and expanded and endorsed the idea. Shows like The Jersey Shore, Real Housewives of New Jersey, Jerseylicious, Boardwalk Empire, and Cake Boss. TV shows lead to other types of advertisement shticks by using these characters featured in these shows.
I chose this article for a number of reasons. I love each and every one of these shows, as stupid and mindless as they may be. I am an avid watcher of The Real Housewives of New Jersey and The Jersey Shore. I also drove to Hoboken to visit Carlo’s Bakery from the show The Cake Boss. It’s an addiction that spices up New Jersey.
I haven’t seen an article that honestly covers the topic of New Jersey based reality shows. This article reviewed the hype in an unbiased manner. The writer talks about how advertisers are taking advantage of these characters and their appeal, and using them wisely. Tim Brooks, the television historian and co-author of “The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows,” said “The new O.C. is, of all places, New Jersey.”
This idea opens up a whole new media approach of “state pride” in reality television. California and New York have most definitely taken advantage of this idea. Other television shows such as MTV’s The Real World, Real Housewives, Food Networks Good Eats, and even Survivor. This method mainly reels in the people living in that surrounding area. These shows flourish and bring in a large profit. (Chapter 4, page 144) Success ultimately is the source of power for reality programs.
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