Casting Exec Diona Vaughan Mankowitz Launches Collective To Improve Diversity Of Non-Scripted Shows
Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Diona Vaughan Mankowitz, who has worked on shows such as Netflix’s Love Is Blind and Skin Decision, has launched a collective of casting executives and producers to improve the diversity of non-scripted shows.Vaughan Mankowitz has launched Divergent Content, based in LA, that aims to improve the diverse make-up of reality shows, daytime formats and docu-series.“It’s a collective of Black and Brown people in entertainment,” Vaughan Mankowitz told Deadline. “Often times you’ll go onto a show and you’re the only person who looks like you or there’s no one higher up that looks like you.