{"id":6923,"date":"2016-04-14T11:31:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T15:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/nat-geo-hires-hugh-fitzpatrick-in-scripted-push\/"},"modified":"2016-04-14T13:32:30","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T17:32:30","slug":"nat-geo-hires-hugh-fitzpatrick-in-scripted-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/nat-geo-hires-hugh-fitzpatrick-in-scripted-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Nat Geo Hires Teakwood Lane&#8217;s Hugh Fitzpatrick in Scripted Push"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.: Hugh Fitzpatrick is joining National Geographic Channel as VP of scripted development and production.<\/p>\n<p>Fitzpatrick comes to the channel from Teakwood Lane, where he served as head of television. Teakwood is Howard Gordon\u2019s production company based at 20th Century Fox Television. Its credits include <em>Homeland<\/em> and <em>24<\/em> as well as <em>Tyrant<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>With Nat Geo, Fitzpatrick will be based in Los Angeles and report to Carolyn Bernstein, National Geographic Channel&#8217;s executive VP and head of global scripted development.<\/p>\n<p>Bernstein commented: \u201cOur scripted offerings will continue to support the brand and build on our push into premium science, adventure and exploration programming. I\u2019ve had the privilege to have worked with Hugh previously and know firsthand that he is the perfect addition. He is a seasoned creative talent with a proven track record, highly regarded in the industry, and his experience will be invaluable as we realize our scripted ambitions moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNational Geographic Channel is really making a mark in the television world with its move into premium programming, and this is an incredibly exciting time to be joining the team,\u201d added Fitzpatrick. \u201cCarolyn is one of the most respected scripted executives in the industry, and I can\u2019t wait to see what we can accomplish together.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.: Hugh Fitzpatrick is joining National Geographic Channel as VP of scripted development and production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[532,122],"class_list":["post-6923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-hugh-fitzpatrick","tag-national-geographic-channel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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