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  Date / Time: 10/25/2008 2:22 AM UTC

  TV Executive Robyn Lattaker-Johnson on "Inside Urban Hollywood" on Monday, October 27th, 6pm PST/9pm
  

  Television executive Robyn Lattaker-Johnson will appear on "Inside Urban Hollywood" with Host, Tanya Kersey, Monday, October 27, 2008 at 6pm PST/9pm EST to discuss developing projects for television and cable.
  
  Lattaker-Johnson is currently the President of DuBose Entertainment where she oversees both television and feature film development.  The company, headed by James DuBose, is expanding from unscripted urban television to include scripted series and feature film production.   Prior to joining DuBose, Lattaker- Johnson served as SVP of Original Program Development at BET Networks.  In addition to launching over 30 original series including the highest rated original series in BET history, "Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is," she also developed "Baldwin Hills," "American Gangster," "Sunday Best," "College Hill," "Hell Date," "Exalted," "College Hill" (seasns 3, 4, 5 and th spin-off "Interns"), "DMX: Soul of a Man," "The Ultimate Hustler," and "Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown."
  
  Prior to her arrival at BET, Lattaker-Johnson was the Director of Development for Alternative Programming and Production at Sci Fi Channel.  In that role, she was directly responsible for developing original reality-based series and other forms of non-fiction/unscripted programming, including Scare Tactics, Mad Mad House, and Ghost Hunters. 
  
  Before joining Sci Fi Channel, Lattaker-Johnson worked in the world of TV, film, music video, and commercial production.  She began as a producer/director's assistant on such films as "Spring" for Rusty Cundieff and Darin Scott, and rose through the ranks from production assistant to associate producer.  Lattaker-Johnson was responsible for all aspects of production including the day-to-day operations of the set, the financial/budget management, and oversaw bringing the creative concepts to life. Some of her film credits include "No Turning Back," "Very Mean Men," "Duty Dating," "Tequila Body Shots," and "My Brother Jack."
  
  "Inside Urban Hollywood" is a live, Internet talk-radio show that streams from the host page at http://blogtalkradio.com/InsideUrbanHollywood.  Callers are welcome to call-in to ask questions at (646) 200-3290.
  
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  "Inside Urban Hollywood" takes you behind-the-scenes for insider insight into the people, issues and events that reflect the pulse of who's doing what, where and when in Urban Hollywood. The show features interviews with some of Hollywood's movers and shakers -- from filmmakers, directors and writers to studio executives, agents and entertainment attorneys -- who share their knowledge and insights to help those aspiring, beginning and hoping to grow their careers in the entertainment industry.
  
  Previous guests on "Inside Urban Hollywood" include talent manager/producer E. Brian Dobbins (Principato-Young Entertainment); producer/manager, Lita Richardson; film financier/investor Steven Belser; distribution executives Brett Dismuke (One Village Entertainment), Angela Northington (Codeblack Entertainment) and Melvin Butters (Barnholtz Entertaiment), film financing consultant/author Louise Levison; film producer Effie T. Brown ("Real Women Have Curves"); distribution strategist Brian Dobbins (Principato-Young Entertainment); entertainment attorney Mychal Wilson; writer/director/producer Don B. Welch; film financier Kevin Kinsey, film distribution guru Stacey Parks; casting directors Twinkie Byrd and Pamela Station; filmmaker Dwayne Johnson-Cochran; Doreen Hamilton, head of the Cosby Program; Scilla Andreen, CEO of IndieFlix; and festival programmer Jacqueline Blaylock.
  
  "Inside Urban Hollywood" is hosted and produced by veteran entertainment journalist, commentator, author and film festival director Tanya Kersey, who is known for having her finger on the pulse of what's happening in Urban Hollywood. Callers are encouraged to call (646) 200-3290 to listen or ask questions. The show is live every Monday night at 6pm PST/9pm EST at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/InsideUrbanHollywood.
  
  
  
  
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