Wondery U.K. Taps Spotify’s Chris Baughen for Head of Podcasts
variety.comK.J. Yossman Wondery U.K. has hired Spotify exec Chris Baughen as its new head of podcasts. He joins the company on April 29 and will be based in London.
Baughen steps into the role recently vacated by Rich Knight, who has moved to BBC Studios. Baughen, who will report to Wondery’s head of international podcast content Jessica Radburn, will oversee the U.K.
originals slate as well as the production and development pipeline with U.K. collaborators. His remit will also include expanding Wondery’s content slate, working with local talent, producers and writers and diversifying into new genres curated for the U.K.
market. Baughen was previously head of studios for Spotify U.K. and Ireland, where he drove content strategy across original and licensed podcasts, working on projects including “The Louis Theroux Podcast,” “Parenting Hell,” “JaackMaate” and “The Receipts.” He previously worked as head of podcasts at Global, where he commissioned shows including “Hunting Ghislaine” and “My Therapist Ghosted Me,” and also had stints at Deezer, as VP for content and formats, and managing editor of Radio X.
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