COMEDY CENTRAL® PROMOTES JOANN GRIGIONI
TO VICE PRESIDENT, TALENT
NEW YORK, November 3, 2009 -- COMEDY CENTRAL has promoted JoAnn Grigioni to vice president, talent, it was announced by Elizabeth Porter, senior vice president, specials and talent, to whom she reports. She is based in New York and was formerly director of the department.
Grigioni will continue to oversee all talent scouting on the east coast as well as fulfilling various on and off air talent needs for the channel. With her newly expanded role, she will now serve as the executive in charge of production for the network’s stand-up series "Live at Gotham" and "Comedy Central Presents."
"JoAnn has an incredible track record of discovering and nurturing great comedic talent coming out of New York,” said Porter. “She lives and breathes the Comedy Central brand and I am excited about working with her as she expands the worlds she oversees."
Grigioni joined COMEDY CENTRAL 1997 as an assistant in affiliate marketing. She was named manager, east coast talent, in 2000 and was promoted to director in 2006. She holds a BA in English from SUNY Albany.
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