Raycom’s Mary Carole McDonnell Exits to Focus on Bellum Entertainment

LOS ANGELES: Mary Carole McDonnell is leaving her post as executive VP of programming for Raycom Media in September, planning to focus her attention instead on Bellum Entertainment, the TV production company that she launched in 2005.

During her time at Raycom Media, McDonnell has overseen all programming for the Raycom group, including acquisitions, scheduling and budgeting. Now, McDonnell turns her efforts exclusively to Bellum, which specializes in the development, production and distribution of TV projects for broadcast, cable, digital and ancillary markets. With a focus on syndication series that appeal to U.S. station groups, Bellum is currently in production on Flip My Food and Fix It, Finish It, both of which will premiere on September 8. Additional projects include Unsealed, State to State, Origins and the forthcoming What Went Down.

“With Bellum’s continued success and expansion, I’ve decided to devote my efforts exclusively to our projects. My hope is to continue working with Raycom and other station groups on current and future shows that we produce and I thank them for 15 great years,” said McDonnell.

Paul McTear, the president and CEO of Raycom Media, added, “Mary Carole is a tremendous executive who will be missed at Raycom. We hope to continue to work with her on projects in the years to come and we wish her all the best at Bellum.”