Exclusive: Dan Taberski, the man behind podcasts including Missing Richard Simmons and 9/12, has struck a multi-show deal with Audacy’s Pineapple Street Studios.
The move will see Taberski create four new podcasts for the studio, which is behind many of his previous hits.
It comes as the podcasting world begins to evolve with an increasing number of talent deals, ala the television and film world. Campside Media, the company behind the Chameleon franchise, struck a trio of first-look deals with Believe Her creator Justine van der Leun, Sam Mullins, who is behind Wild Boys and Dr. Dante, and Sean Flynn, the man behing The Bering, earlier this year.
Taberski previously created Andrew Wk-hosted series Destroy Build Destroy for Cartoon Network and was a producer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart before moving into audio.
He started working with Pineapple in 2017 on six-part series Missing Richard Simmons, which became...
The move will see Taberski create four new podcasts for the studio, which is behind many of his previous hits.
It comes as the podcasting world begins to evolve with an increasing number of talent deals, ala the television and film world. Campside Media, the company behind the Chameleon franchise, struck a trio of first-look deals with Believe Her creator Justine van der Leun, Sam Mullins, who is behind Wild Boys and Dr. Dante, and Sean Flynn, the man behing The Bering, earlier this year.
Taberski previously created Andrew Wk-hosted series Destroy Build Destroy for Cartoon Network and was a producer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart before moving into audio.
He started working with Pineapple in 2017 on six-part series Missing Richard Simmons, which became...
- 3/23/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
This fall, Andrew W.K., the "king of partying" and host of Cartoon Network’s Destroy Build Destroy, will go from rocker to “recker.” He’s partnered with Maker Studios to host the original series Meet Me at the Reck, a kid-focused educational program full of adventures and famous faces. “Hosting Meet Me at The Reck was so much fun for me,” said Andrew W.K. in a release. “The kids and characters I got to hang out with were all amazing people—we all got to run around and go crazy together and we were able to meet special guests who showed us how to make really cool projects. It's a very advanced party time with some very advanced party friends!” The show’s trailer calls it “Sesame Street for the digital generation,” which is exactly what it looks like it’ll be. W.K. and his gang of kids called “reckers” will build,...
- 9/3/2014
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
Cartoon Network's VP original series Rob Swartz is leaving the cable network after a three-year stint to return to his alternative series roots, this time as a producer. His last day is today. At Cn, Swarz led the development and current teams and oversaw development and current programming for all of Cn’s original animated, live-action and alternative series, including Adventure Time, Regular Show, Mad, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Generator Rex, Young Justice, Hole in the Wall, Dude What Would Happen, and Destroy Build Destroy. He joined Cn from Syfy, where as VP alternative programming he developed and launched Destination Truth and was responsible for overseeing the successful Ghost Hunters franchise. Here is an internal memo from Cn chief content officer Rob Sorcher announcing Swartz's departure: Rob Swartz has decided to pursue a career track producing alternative format series, as a producer. I am very grateful to Rob...
- 4/29/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
There's a Lego reality show in the works according to Variety, which means there's a fandom obsession in the works, according to me. Scott Messick, reality producer of such shows as Destroy Build Destroy and Shaq vs, is currently developing a doc series around the Lego "master builders" who create the most insane Lego sculptures all over the world. Another possible series might be based at the Legoland park and be a contest of some kind. Let's think about how awesome a Lego show would be for a moment while we watch this amazing feat of Lego construction: I am...
- 10/23/2009
- by Margaret Lyons
- EW.com - PopWatch
Cartoon Network has picked up additional episodes of the live-action competition series "Destroy Build Destroy."
The new episodes of the show -- in which two teams compete against one another to destroy a large structure, rebuild it into something different and then destroy it again -- will begin filming in October.
Andrew W.K. is back as host.
"Destroy Build Destroy," Cartoon Network's No. 1 live-action series with kids and boys 6-11, was created by Dan Taberski and produced by Idiot Box & Mess Media. Taberski and Scott Messick exec produce.
The new episodes of the show -- in which two teams compete against one another to destroy a large structure, rebuild it into something different and then destroy it again -- will begin filming in October.
Andrew W.K. is back as host.
"Destroy Build Destroy," Cartoon Network's No. 1 live-action series with kids and boys 6-11, was created by Dan Taberski and produced by Idiot Box & Mess Media. Taberski and Scott Messick exec produce.
- 8/20/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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