ABC News Introduces Dual EPs
A memo from ABC News President Kim Godwin reads, in part, “Laura Mayer will be the creative lead of our stellar podcast team, which has big plans for 2023, including the launch of a new true crime series next week and the return of Life Out Loud with LZ Granderson later this month. She will work closely with Josh Cohan, Director of Podcast Programming, to develop ABC Audio’s content strategy and then implement that strategy with the production team, overseeing the process from greenlight to publish. Laura will report to Liz Alesse, Vice President of ABC Audio.”
The Emmy-winning Ortega will oversee ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis and all of ABC News Live’s evening programming, reporting to Seni Tienabeso, Executive Director of ABC News Live. Godwin noted, “Most recently, Eric worked as Sr. Producer at VICE News, where he assisted in relaunching VICE News Tonight. He also created and served as showrunner for the political series Breaking the Vote and the digital show Field Notes. Eric previously spent seven years at NBC/MSNBC, climbing his way up the ladder from page to line producer. Before news, Eric worked in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He is a proud member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.” [Laura Mayer photo: Dan Blondell]