WEtv Programming Chief Lauren Gellert Exits
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Lauren Gellert, who oversees original programming at WEtv, is leaving the AMC Networks’ cable station.
Deadline understands that Gellert, who was EVP of Development and Original Programming, is leaving after more than ten years at the network, which is known for series such as Bridezillas, Growing Up Hip Hop and Life After Lockup.
Gellert is leaving to pursue new opportunities. She was responsible for the network’s reality slate, particularly its Thursday and Friday nights, where Marriage Boot Camp, Growing Up Hip Hop and Love After Lockup helped it become the number one cable network for Black women on both nights.
The network also moved into documentaries with the likes of Power, Influence and Hip-Hop, which traces the rise of Jermaine Dupri and his record label So So Def and Untold Stories of Hip Hop, hosted by radio personality Angie Martinez.
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