Peter White Television EditorUniversal Television has named long-time NBCU exec Erin Underhill as President following Pearlena Igbokwe’s promotion to Chairman of Universal Studio Group.Underhill, who has been with the company in a variety of roles since 2000, was most recently EVP, Drama Development, a role she has held since 2017.It marks the first of three major hires for Igbokwe’s studio group, which is also searching for executives to run UCP, following the departure of Dawn Olmstead to Anonymous Content and NBCUniversal International Studios following the departure of Jeff Wachtel.“Throughout her 20-plus-year career at NBCUniversal, Erin has been involved with some of our company’s most iconic shows.
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