Scot Safon

Personalities--And a Former President--Toast Dr. Sanjay Gupta At Book Party - Posted March 14, 2012
[caption id="attachment_116171" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Gupta, Couric, Gupta's father Subhash"][/caption] Just how well-liked is CNN correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta? So much so that his book release party, held at The S... [TVNewser]

HLN SVP Bill Galvin Moving to CNNI; CNNI's Katherine Green Moves to HLN - Posted December 1, 2011
Some changes are coming to CNN and HLN in the new year, starting with some movement among three top network executives: Bill Galvin, Katherine Green and ... [FishbowlNY]

HLN SVP Bill Galvin Moving to CNNI; CNNI's Katherine Green Moves to HLN - Posted December 1, 2011
Some changes are coming to CNN and HLN in the new year, starting with some movement among three top network executives: Bill Galvin, Katherine Green and ... [TVNewser]

Joy Behar's HLN Show Canceled - Posted November 17, 2011
Joy Behar is ending her HLN run after a little more than two years on the network. HLN executive in charge Scot Safon is holding a meeting with staff at this hour ann... [TVNewser]

Layoffs at HLN as Cable Channel Reorganizes Afternoon Hours - Posted August 12, 2011
There were layoffs at HLN yesterday as the network prepares to reorganize its afternoon hours. The timing of the reorg is tied to the Fall launch of HLNTtv.com. "The HLNtv.com/HLN television alignment will be particularly critical between the hours of noon and 5pm, the highest online traffic time of the day," ... [FishbowlNY]

Now on Trial: Nancy Grace's Coverage of Tot Mom - Posted July 6, 2011
The Atlantic: [T]he Casey Anthony story was made for Nancy Grace and Nancy Grace was made for the Casey Anthon... [TVNewser]

Burt Dubrow Tapped to Helm Dr. Drew's HLN Show - Posted January 11, 2011
In a memo to staff today, HLN VP of programming Bill Galvin said that Burt Dubrow was joining the network as executive producer of the upcoming program hosted by Dr. ... [TVNewser]

'The Joy Behar Show' One Year Later - Posted October 1, 2010
TVNewser headed to the Paramount Hotel in Manhattan last night where Joy Behar and friends celebrated one year of HLN's "The Joy Behar Show" and her... [TVNewser]

CNN Shift: Scot Safon, From Marketing the News to Producing It - Posted September 24, 2010
Scot Safon brought drama to TNT and Politics to CNN. His branding campaigns, including TNT's We know Drama and the newschannel's CNN=Politics are felt on the air and in the air at Turner. But can this marketing guru program a news network? I suppose that depends ... [TVNewser]

CNN Shift: CNN is Hiring - Posted September 24, 2010
An interesting side note to today's executive shakeup at CNN: the network is looking for another executive. "We will be naming an executive vice president and managing editor of CNN Worldwide to lead collaboration across all platforms and elevate CNN's unique journalism and analysi... [TVNewser]

CNN Shift: Who Are Ken Jautz and Scot Safon? - Posted September 24, 2010
With Jon Klein's departure from CNN, two longtime Turner executives will be taking on new roles. Ken Jautz becomes EVP of CNN/U.S. and Scot Safon takes over for Jautz at HLN. ... [TVNewser]

Brokaw Stops By The CNN Grill - Posted September 5, 2008
Who says competing networks can't sit down over a milkshake? Above, NBC's Tom Brokaw and Hollywood heavyweight Barry Levinson sharing a meal this week at the CNN Grill. Wednesday night, CNN Worldwide chief marketing off... [FishbowlDC]

CNN Hotspot is More Than Just A Grill - Posted September 3, 2008
A few weeks after the announcement that St. Paul would host the 2008 Republican National Convention, CNN had secured a deal to take over a restaurant adjacent to the Xcel Center. Just like Brooklyn's in Denver last week, the Eagle Street Grill in downtown St. Paul was transformed into the CNN... [TVNewser]