Bravo Media Elevates Ryan Pinette to Vice President of Production and Operations

LOS ANGELES - March 10, 2011 - On the heels of delivering its best February ever among total viewers and delivering its fourth consecutive month of year-over-year growth among all key demos, Bravo Media strengthens its production team by elevating Ryan Pinette to Vice President of Production and Operations for Bravo Media where he will continue to oversee production for Bravo's original series and specials. Pinette previously held the role of Director of Production and Operations for the network.

As Vice President of Production and Operations, Pinette will continue to oversee production for Bravo, supervising all aspects related to the production of original series and specials for the network. Since joining Bravo as supervising producer in 2006, Pinette has worked on some of the networks' buzziest hits including the Emmy Award winning "Top Chef," the Emmy Award winning "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List," "The Real Housewives" franchise, "Millionaire Matchmaker," "Watch What Happens: Live," "Bethenny Ever After," "Project Runway," and the highly anticipated new song-writing competition series "Platinum Hit," among many others.

"Ryan has been an integral member of the production team for the last five years," stated David O'Connell, Senior Vice President Production and Operations, Bravo Media, to whom Pinette will continue to report. "His enthusiasm, attention to detail and overall industry expertise has undeniably contributed to Bravo's continuous ratings growth and momentum in original programming."

Prior to joining Bravo, Pinette began his career at Tenth Planet Productions. Working his way up from Assistant to Line Producer, he worked on such shows as The MTV Movie Awards (1999-2005), Comedy Central's Roast of Pamela Anderson, ABC's Super Bowl XXXVII Halftime Show, HBO's Chris Rock: Never Scared, Shelter From The Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast, Comedy Central's Last Laugh ('04 & '05), VH1's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies, among several others

Originally from Norwood, Mass., Pinette currently resides in Los Angeles. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Broadcasting and Film.

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