ABC Studios Bolsters Drama Development Staff

BURBANK, August 1:
Channing Dungey has been promoted to senior VP of drama development for ABC
Studios, replacing Morgan Wandell, who has taken on a development role at Greg
Berlanti Productions.

Dungey’s career has
involved the acquisition and development of potential series, shepherding the
concepts from pitch through pilot. Prior to joining ABC Studios, she was a
production executive at Warner Bros. and then a senior VP at Material.

Mark Pedowitz, the president of ABC Studios, said: “Channing understands how to
encourage and nurture creative voices and visions. Her collaborative support,
along with her determination and integrity, make her the perfect partner in the
creative process, earning the respect of the studio, networks and producers and
delivering success after success for us all. The new role gives her the
platform to have an even greater impact on our studio and on the television
landscape.”

—By Jackie Stewart