Matt Hanna
Senior Vice President, Development

Matt Hanna joined True Entertainment’s West Coast office in 2009 as Senior Vice President of Development. Most recently, Hanna worked at BermanBraun where he was hired in 2007 to head up their alternative development. He developed and produced the reality competition series America's Toughest Jobs for NBC and the game show Duel for ABC.

Previously, Hanna was Vice President, Development at VH1. While at the network, he developed and executive produced three of the channel's most successful series franchises: Celebrity Fit Club, The Fabulous Life, and The World Series of Pop Culture.

Hanna had been at VH1 for nearly a decade, joining the cabler in 1998, as Assignment Editor for VH1 News. In 2000, he was named Director, Music News followed by a promotion in 2002, to Director, Development and another in 2005, to Vice President. Hanna came to VH1 from SPIN magazine, where was the Associate Publisher. He started his career at the magazine in 1990.

Hanna is a native of New Jersey and a graduate of The College of the Holy Cross. He resides in Los Angeles, with his wife and three daughters.

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