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Following the exits of executive producer David Perler and co-executive producer Suzanne Bass last month, producer Debmar-Mercury announced today new executive producers for “Sherri,” the popular syndicated daytime talk show hosted by Sherri Shepherd. “Sherri” will wrap its award-winning first season on Friday, June 16.

Emmy-winning producer Fernita Wynn has been promoted to executive producer and showrunner of “Sherri,” starting with the show’s second season. Joelle Dawson-Calia will also be upped to executive producer, with Siobhan Schanda and Dan Fitzpatrick rising to become co-executive producers. They have all been with the show since its launch in the fall of 2022 and will work alongside Shepherd and her producing partner Jawn Murray, who are both executive producers for “Sherri.”

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Siobhan Schanda, Fernita Wynn, Jawn Murray, Sherri Shepherd, Joelle Dawson-Calia, Dan Fitzpatrick (“Sherri”)
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“I’m thrilled to have Fernita Wynn promoted to executive producer and showrunner and lead the production team at ‘Sherri’ for season two. I’m also happy to announce the elevation of Joelle Dawson, Siobhan Schanda and Dan Fitzpatrick, who will work alongside Jawn Murray and me as we continue to bring our ‘good time’ to daytime,” says Shepherd. “I’m grateful for this rockstar TV team that helped make the first season of ‘Sherri’ a success and the No. 1 new talk show in daytime. Expect the unexpected as we embark on our second season!”

The promotions of Wynn and Dawson-Calia, both formerly serving as the talker’s co-executive producers, as well as Schanda and Fitzpatrick, most recently senior supervising producer and supervising producer, respectively, come as Debmar-Mercury has set the second season premiere of the nationally syndicated talk show for Monday, September 18.

Earlier this year, the FOX Television Stations renewed “Sherri,” the No. 1 new nationally syndicated daytime talker from Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury, for two years through the 2024-25 season. As the show enters its sophomore season in 2023-24, Sherri continues to be cleared in 98 percent of the U.S., including on other leading broadcast groups such as Sinclair, Nexstar and Cox. The weekday talk show originates from New York’s Chelsea Studios in front of a live studio audience.

In its first season, the show garnered an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Talk Series and also received four Daytime Emmy Nominations, including a nod for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host for Shepherd. The show is also a Bronze Telly Award Winner for its season one “Fun.Joy.Laughter.” digital launch campaign. 

For more information about “Sherri” and tickets to the live studio audience, visit the show’s official website.



Note: The post Debmar-Mercury and Sherri Shepherd Name New Executive Producers for ‘Sherri’ Ahead of Sophmore Season appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website.

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