JoAnn Alfano
{{Short description|American television producer}}
JoAnn Alfano is an American television producer.
Career
Alfano replaced Suzanne Daniels as Executive Vice President Entertainment at Lifetime Networks in late 2008.{{cite web |title=Lifetime Networks taps JoAnn Alfano |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lifetime-networks-taps-joann-alfano-118493 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=3 September 2008 |accessdate=19 June 2019}}
Prior to starting TV Tray Entertainment in June 2007,{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2007-07-18 |title=Alfano exits B'way for TV Tray |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/alfano-exits-bway-tv-tray-143660/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} Alfano was President of Broadway Video Television,{{Cite web |date=2018-05-10 |title=JoAnn Alfano Joins Universal TV As Head Of Current Series & New Business |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/joann-alfano-joins-universal-tv-200024399.html |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}} where she developed and executive produced NBC's 30 Rock and the ABC series Sons and Daughters.{{Cite web |last=Guthriepublished |first=Marisa |date=2008-09-03 |title=Alfano Named Entertainment Chief at Lifetime Networks |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/alfano-named-entertainment-chief-lifetime-networks-28547 |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=Broadcasting Cable |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2018-05-10 |title=Ex-NBC Development Chief JoAnn Alfano Joins Universal TV as Head of Current Series |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ex-nbc-development-chief-joann-alfano-joins-universal-200015231.html |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=Yahoo Life |language=en-US}}
Alfano rose through the ranks at NBC, from New York-based publicist to become Senior Vice President of Drama Development, and then Senior Vice President of Comedy Development. She was also Vice President of Prime Time Series for NBC Studios. Before that, Alfano was Director of Current Comedy for NBC Entertainment. She had previously been Director, NBC Media Relations and Primetime Series.
Before joining Lifetime, Alfano was president of her production company, TV Tray Entertainment, which had a first look deal at NBC Universal Media Studios.{{cite web |last1=Finke |first1=Nikki |title=JoAnn Alfano Named New Lifetime EVP |url=https://deadline.com/2008/09/joanne-alfano-named-president-of-lifetime-6861/ |website=Deadline |publisher=Penske Business Media, LLC. |accessdate=13 June 2019 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190613033952/https://deadline.com/2008/09/joanne-alfano-named-president-of-lifetime-6861/ |archivedate=13 June 2019 |date=September 3, 2008 |url-status=live }}
Productions
- 30 Rock (executive producer)
- To Love and Die (executive producer){{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/alfano-pacts-with-universal-media-1117968713/|title=Alfano pacts with Universal Media|last=|first=|date=18 July 2007|website=Variety|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=19 June 2019}}
- Sons & Daughters
- Thick and Thin{{Cite web |last=Adalian |first=Josef |date=2005-08-24 |title='Hill' team atop new deal |url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/markets-festivals/hill-team-atop-new-deal-1117927983/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
- Tales of the City{{Cite web |title=Out100 2022: 24 LGBTQ+ Titans of Media and Entertainment |url=https://www.out.com/print/2022/10/26/out100-2022-24-lgbtq-titans-media-and-entertainment |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=www.out.com |language=en}}
- Will and Grace
- Queer as Folk
- Project Runway
- The Tracy Morgan Show{{Cite web |title=Shows A-Z - thick & thin on nbc {{!}} TheFutonCritic.com |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/thick-and-thin/dvd/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=www.thefutoncritic.com}}
Awards and nominations
Alfano was among those who shared the Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2007, and she was among those nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Competition Program in 2011.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1462212|name=Joann Alfano}}
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Category:American television producers
Category:American women television producers
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Primetime Emmy Award winners
Category:LGBTQ television producers
Category:21st-century American women
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