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Hernandez named SVP of Alternative Development for Universal Television

August 22, 2012 by Veronica Villafañe

Fernando HernandezFernando J. Hernandez has been named to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Alternative Development for Universal Television. In this role, he’ll be responsible for all Universal Television reality productions, spearheading new development and overseeing the studio’s in-house producers and ongoing talent deals.

Fernando comes to Universal Television from Ryan Seacrest Productions where he was Executive Vice President of Development and Production since 2009. He previously oversaw all aspects of Ryan Seacrest Productions’ original programming. He was responsible for the development and production of several non-scripted and scripted television properties, including “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” for E!.

Before that, he was executive producer on TV Land’s “She’s Got the Look,” ABC Family’s “Venus & Serena: For Real,” and MTV’s “Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen & Dave.” He also produced and directed projects for VH1, TLC and MTV International.

Fernando was also Vice President of Development at MTV from 1999 to 2004, where he oversaw such series as “Becoming,” “Control Freak” and “Kidnapped.”

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Filed Under: People, TV & Radio Tagged With: Fernando J. Hernandez, Universal Television

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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