Terry Murphy Named Sole EP of ‘Nate Berkus'

Co-Executive Producer Zev Shalev transitions to consultant

By Paige Albiniak -- Broadcasting & Cable, 6/16/2010 10:11:51 AM

"We're thrilled with how The Nate Berkus Show is coming together under Terry's guidance, and her ideas, energy and enthusiasm will be invaluable as we prepare for launch," said Holly Jacobs, executive vice president, U.S. reality and syndicated programming, Sony Pictures Television, in a statement.  "We're excited for audiences to see what we have in store for them this September."

"Zev has made great contributions to The Nate Berkus Show and we look forward to working with him on some exciting development projects in the future," said Valerie Schaer, executive vice president, creative development, Harpo Studio, in a statement.

Prior to joining Nate Berkus, Murphy was a team leader at CNBC, and served as an executive producer on CNBC's The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch. She's also executive produced Queen Latifah, Gordon Elliott and Sally Jesse Raphael. She's written a book, Life in Rewind.

Shalev formerly was an executive producer on CBS' The Early Show.

Most recently, Murphy was at CNBC as a team leader and executive producer on The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch. She's also launched Queen Latifah and The Gordon Elliott Show, among others, into first-run syndication, and she produced Sally Jesse Raphael. Also an author, Murphy's book Life in Rewind was published in 2009.

Nate Berkus, a spin-off of Oprah, premieres this fall in broadcast syndication.