Emmy award-winning producer Glenda Hersh is the co-president and co-CEO of True Entertainment and Original Media, two of television’s leading producers of unscripted programming. Hersh co-founded True Entertainment in 2000, alongside business and producing partner Steven Weinstock. The mega-successful True was acquired by Endemol Shine North America in 2003, and in 2015, Hersh (and Weinstock) also assumed the helm of Original Media (also an Endemol Shine company). Hersh and Weinstock now lead all creative, development, programming and operations for both companies.
 
Hersh is a leader and innovator of reality TV. Helping pioneer and define the industry, her legacy includes producing diverse hits across myriad genres and networks. As a producer, she has won multiple Emmys and created franchises in nearly every unscripted genre, including documentary, docusoap, competition, adventure, lifestyle, non-fiction and how-to.   
 
Dedicated to the craft of storytelling, Hersh is committed to creating unscripted shows that have the narrative feel and emotional impact of fiction, as well as the realism and grit of the documentary form. Some of True Entertainment’s hit series include the #1-rated Real Housewives of Atlanta, spin-off series Don’t Be Tardy, Real Housewives of Potomac and Shahs of Sunset (Bravo); Vanity Fair Confidential (ID); Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes (OWN); Love, Lust or Run with Stacy London (TLC); Hack My Life (TruTV); Going Deep with David Rees (Esquire); A Baby Story and Trauma: Life in the ER (TLC); and Mystery Diagnosis (Discovery Health). Original Media’s series include renowned Ink Master and spin-off Ink Master: Redemption (Spike); Swamp People (History); Dual Survival (Discovery); Comic Book Men (AMC); and I Love You…But I Lied (LMN). 
 
Previously, Hersh was a principal in The New York Times-owned New York Times Television and its precursor, Video News International. During her four years at NYT Television, she developed and produced hundreds of highly acclaimed reality and documentary programs, helping usher in a new era for non-fiction television. Among these were Trauma: Life in the ER and ESPN’s The Season, as well as highly rated reality series Police Force, Paramedics and Maternity Ward, all for TLC. 
 
Hersh’s shows have earned a total of three Emmy awards and ten Emmy nominations.

Emmy award-winning producer Steven Weinstock is the co-president and co-CEO of both True Entertainment and Original Media, two of television’s leading producers of unscripted and scripted programming. Weinstock co-founded True Entertainment in 2000, alongside business and producing partner Glenda Hersh. Endemol acquired the mega-successful True in 2003, and in 2015, Weinstock (along with Hersh), also assumed the helm of Original Media (also an Endemol Shine North America company). Weinstock and Hersh now lead creative, development, programming and operations for both companies.

An innovator in the industry, Weinstock has created franchises in nearly every unscripted genre, including documentary, docusoap, competition, adventure, lifestyle, non-fiction and how-to. Some of True Entertainment’s hit series include the #1 rated Real Housewives of Atlanta, spin-off series Don’t Be Tardy, Real Housewives of Potomac and Shahs of Sunset (Bravo); Vanity Fair Confidential (ID); Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes (OWN); Love, Lust or Run with Stacy London (TLC); Hack My Life (TruTV); Going Deep with David Rees (Esquire); A Baby Story and Trauma: Life in the ER (TLC); and Mystery Diagnosis (Discovery Health). Original Media series include renowned Ink Master and spin-off Ink Master: Redemption (Spike); Swamp People (History); Dual Survival (Discovery); Comic Book Men (AMC); and I Love You…But I Lied (LMN).

In 1997, Weinstock co-founded and was president of New York Times Television, a unit of the New York Times Company. At NYT-TV, he created and oversaw award-winning programs for Showtime, ESPN, Discovery, TLC and other broadcasters. Among these were Trauma: Life in the ER for TLC and The Season for ESPN.

Prior to founding True Entertainment, Weinstock produced news and information programming (his news producing career began in 1975). He won his first Emmy Award in 1979 for CBS News’ CBS Reports: Murder, Teenage Style with Ed Bradley.

Weinstock also was an executive producer and development executive at PBS for eight years, producing national specials for Fred Friendly, Charlie Rose and Charlayne Hunter Gault, among others. He created and executive produced the critically acclaimed Edge series, an innovative television magazine show, hosted by ABC News correspondent, Robert Krulwich. Before that, Weinstock was the creator and executive producer of Channel 13’s Emmy Award-winning nightly public affairs show, The Eleventh Hour.

His other broadcast credits include several primetime national specials, including CBS Reports: Bittersweet Memories: A Vietnam Reunion with Bill Moyers, The Agony of Decision with Fred Friendly for PBS, and Idols of the Game, a six-hour primetime documentary mini-series for Turner Broadcasting.

 Weinstock’s shows have earned a total of three Emmy awards and ten Emmy nominations. 

Truly Original creates a broad range of scripted and unscripted programming for television and digital platforms. Run by Emmy award-winning producers Glenda Hersh and Steven Weinstock, who serve as Truly Original’s co-presidents and CEOs, the company is a subsidiary of Banijay. Truly Original’s hit series include Ink Master and Ink Master: Redemption for Spike; The Real Housewives of Atlanta, The Real Housewives of Potomac, Don't Be Tardy, Shahs of Sunset, Summer House and Stripped, for Bravo; Vanity Fair Confidential for ID; Swamp People for History; Comic Book Men for AMC; Hack My Life for truTV; I Love You… But I Lied for Lifetime; The Horn for Red Bull TV, and many others. Truly Original is headquartered in New York City.

Brenda Hurley serves as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Truly Original, overseeing all daily operations including corporate finance, strategic planning, accounting, treasury, production and IT. With a diverse background in budgeting, formatting, and managing shows, Brenda maintains all financial and operational aspects of the business.
 
Prior to her work at Truly Original and True Entertainment, she was Vice President of Production & Entertainment at National Video Center, a television production and post-production facility. In this capacity, she had P&L responsibility for three corporate divisions including studio production and development, and served as Executive in Charge of Production for all programming including two nationally syndicated series.
 
She has also worked as a producer, director, writer, and editor for a variety of commercials, documentaries, news releases, and satellite media tours.
 
Brenda received her MBA with a concentration in Management from Montclair State University and a BA with a major in Media Studies from Fordham University at Lincoln Center. She is a member of the NPACT board and has served as their Treasurer since their inception in 2014.  

Lauren Eskelin joined True Entertainment in 2012 as Vice President of Programming.

Before coming on staff at True, Lauren executive produced four successful seasons of Bravo’s juggernaut The Real Housewives of Atlanta and it’s spinoff Don’t Be Tardy (For The Wedding).

Prior to serving as an Executive Producer at True, Lauren worked independently, creating and executive producing three hit seasons of MTV’s Engaged & Underage. As a founder and partner of the now defunct Zanzibar Productions, Lauren created and executive produced two seasons of The It Factor for Bravo, as well as numerous pilots for Oxygen, IFC and Noggin.

Lauren began her career developing made-for-tv and cable programming for Diana Kerew Productions and Hearst Entertainment after graduating from film school at The University of Texas.

Lorraine Haugnton-Lawson is a television veteran with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment space. Her journey began in 1997 after being selected to the prestigious NBC Page program. Thereafter, she quickly rose to become a producer in the NBC Affiliate Advertising and Promotion department, working with and producing promos for NBC's top notch news talent such as Katie Couric, Al Roker and Tom Brokaw. Post NBC, Lorraine has illustrated her producing chops on programs for a variety of networks including MTV, BET, TLC and HGTV, to name a few. In 2000 she was instrumental in launching the Emmy nominated "Wendy Williams Show," creating and producing the wildly popular Hot Topics segment. 

Since 2011, Lorraine has been a producer on the Bravo mega hit "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," rising from Story Producer to Supervising Producer and ultimately Executive Producer. She currently serves as Vice-President of Programming at Truly Original, overseeing a variety of shows including "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," "The Real Housewives of Potomac," and "Shahs of Sunset." as well as other projects in development.

Jo-Ellen Sarnelli is currently the VP of Finance, Corporate Controller of Truly Original and reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer. In that capacity she oversees all the day to day corporate accounting, treasury, auditing and production accounting. Jo-Ellen transitioned into reality television several years ago with True Entertainment as a Corporate Director. Her prior accounting experience spans 20 years on Wall St in Financial Communications and Financial Brokerage.

Jo-Ellen received her MBA with a concentration in Accounting from CW Post University and a Bachelor’s Degree from Stony Brook University. She currently sits on the executive board for the Civic Association as Treasurer and her local school board audit committee; she is former Vice President of the Board of Education. Jo-Ellen has received several awards for her volunteerism.

Louis joined True Entertainment in 2004 and later in 2011.  He started his career at Pseudo.com as a technical engineer assistant in 2000. Throughout his career, he has served as a video editor, cameraman, audio engineer, video operator, teleprompter, lighting director, flash technician, live technical director, field technician, and IT manager for various corporations and TV production companies such as Merrill Lynch, E*Trade Financial, RNN, Blue Telescope, GoldCrest, MPE, Edgeworx, and NatGeo.  Throughout his career, he has also freelanced on many projects with visual artists and theater groups as a cameraman and editor.
 
Today he oversees every technical aspect of Truly Original from IT to Post/Production. 
 
Louis graduated Bard College with a BA in Multimedia Studies.  Avid Certified Support Representative – Editing and ISIS