Chip and Joanna Gaines, Discovery set initial leadership team for joint venture

Chip and Joanna Gaines and Discovery have set the initial leadership team for their up coming joint venture’s programming, research and strategy, and publicity teams, which includes Donna MacLetchie, Julie Morris and John Marsicano.

“I am thrilled to officially welcome three key members of our senior team,” Allison Page, president of Discovery’s joint venture with the Gaineses, said in a statement Thursday. “Having worked with Donna for over a decade, she’s proven to have a keen eye for identifying talent and developing formats, and her passion and energy knows no bounds. Julie is a gifted manager and brings a deep understanding of the audience –she knows how to draw in viewers. And John’s insight into the Magnolia brand and the wider entertainment landscape is simply remarkable, and we are so excited to have him joining the network team. I’m very much looking forward to all that’s ahead for this team.”

Earlier this year, Discovery, Inc. and the Gaineses’ home and lifestyle brand, Magnolia, revealed they would be partnering to launch a joint media venture. The forthcoming multiplatform media company — which does not yet have a name — “will comprise a linear television network and TV Everywhere app to be unveiled in late 2020,” according to Discovery.

The company also says that “additional appointees, programming details and official network name will be announced in the coming months.”