Investigation Discovery Names Kathryn Vaughan Senior Vice President, Head of Production (TV News Roundup)
variety.comInvestigation Discovery has named Kathryn Vaughan to the post of senior vice president, head of production. Vaughan will be based in New York and report to Jason Sarlanis, president of Turner Networks, Investigation Discovery and HLN, linear and streaming. “I am thrilled to welcome Kathryn to our team,” said Sarlanis in a statement. “She comes to us with extensive true crime expertise, savvy creative instincts and enviable storytelling skills that we witnessed firsthand after working with her on the recent breakout success of ID’s docuseries ‘The Price of Glee,’ ‘Death by Fame’ and ‘Murder in the Heartland.’ Kathryn’s deep commitment to true crime storytelling will enrich our best in class team and further maximize Investigation Discovery’s offering as the leading destination for true crime.” Vaughan has more than 20 years of experience working in unscripted genres including true crime, lifestyle and sports.
In her most recent position, she served as head of development and current programming at Ample Entertainment, where she was in charge of a slate of documentaries.
Prior to Ample, Vaughan served as president of Good Caper Content. In other TV round up news: Sir Patrick Stewart, the four-time Oscar-nominated and multi-award-winning actor, will be honored with the Publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild’s 2024 Television Showperson of the Year Award.
Stewart is being feted for his work in the final season of “Star Trek: Picard,” which saw the actor reprising his role as Jean-Luc Picard, which he originated in the 1987 “Star Trek: The Next Generation” television series.
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