Issa Rae & Gloria Calderón Kellett Tapped By Television Academy’s CEO To Join Academy Executive Committee

Six prominent TV industry figures have been called on by Frank Scherma, chairman, and CEO of the Television Academy, as appointees to the Television Academy Executive Committee, Deadline reports.

Among the list are two creators, Insecure’s co-creator and star, Issa Rae, and One Day at a Time co-creator, Gloria Calderón Kellett. As well as four executives, Zack Van Amburg—Chief content officer and head of worldwide video for Apple TV+, Vernon Sanders, co-head of TV at Amazon Studios, Dawn Olmstead, CEO and Partner of Anonymous Content, and Robert Mills, Senior Vice President of ABC Entertainment.

The group of six will work with the Academy’s officers and board of governors to develop a plan for the Academy’s 2021 term.
“We are thrilled to be able to leverage the collective expertise of this talented group of Television innovators as we navigate this extraordinary time in the history of our industry,” said Scherma. “Their leadership provides invaluable insight that will allow the Academy to play an integral role in shaping the evolution of the medium.”

In addition, the board of governors also elected five peer group reps on the executive committee for the 2021 term, which includes Eva Basler of daytime programming, Kim Coleman of casting directors, Nicole Marostica of public relations, and Lois Vossen of documentary programming.

Chris Abrego, chairman of the Americas, Banijay, and President and CEO, Endemol Shine Holdings, was recently elected to serve a two-year term as the Academy’s chair will but will not act on the TV Academy’s Executive committee.