Wendi Trilling
Executive Vice President, Comedy Development, CBS Entertainment
Trilling joined CBS in 1990 in the Current Programs Department.
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Wendi Trilling was promoted to Executive Vice President, Comedy Development, CBS Entertainment in September 2004. She reports to Nina Tassler, Chairman, CBS Entertainment.
Trilling joined CBS in 1990 in the Current Programs Department. She was named Manager of Comedy/Drama Series Development in 1992 and named Associate Director, Comedy Development in 1993. She was promoted to Director of Comedy Development in 1994, named a Vice President in 1997 and elevated to Senior Vice President, Comedy Development in June 2000.
Trilling was the programming executive responsible for developing and championing CBS’s signature comedy “Everybody Loves Raymond,” while also developing the Network’s most successful comedies, including “The King of Queens,” HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, TWO AND A HALF MEN, THE BIG BANG THEORY, MIKE & MOLLY, 2 BROKE GIRLS, and most recently, last season’s #1 new comedy THE MILLERS and the critically acclaimed MOM.
Prior to joining CBS, Trilling was a senior copywriter at BBK Advertising in Boston.
Trilling earned a bachelor of arts degree in screen studies from Clark University in Worcester, Mass. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and twin sons.
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MEDTRONIC
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – KANSAS CITY
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SAP COMPANY
Thank you again, Dr. Kimbrough, for a great presentation, our attendees are still talking about it!
CAMPUS LABS
Dr. Henry Lee's presentation was entertaining, insightful and wise. I, and everyone at Pfizer, especially appreciate the remarks you directed about following your passion and preparing yourself to excel. Thank you, everyone, at PDA for helping to make this happen!
PFIZER
The event was successful! I received many messages expressing how awesome, outstanding and inspiring Ms. Webb-Christburg's speech was."
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MEMORIAL BREAKFAST, BOSTON, MLK SPEAKER
Everything went well. Atsuko was very easy to work with and the students enjoyed her performance! Thank you again for your recommendation and I hope to work with you again in the future!
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Dr. Novello left this morning after a very successful event on our campus! Thank you PDA Group for your help from the first phone to the last you were with us every step of the way.
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
Jordan Carlos was very very entertaining! A majority of students who answered the event survey indicated they really enjoyed Jordan and definitely will bring him back!
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
On behalf of myself and my organization Entertainment Unlimited the Campus Programming Board of Ferris State University, we thank you PDA and Dan for a successful event!! Dan was magnificent! Students really enjoyed the presentation. I know I did. Can't wait to bring in more programs with PDA Group.
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
It was a great pleasure to work with PDA Group! The communication was always prompt, friendly and helpful. We loved the speakers and events we booked through Mr. Peter Walker (PDA Group).
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Thank you, Peter, for all your help, you'll be happy to know that the event went incredibly well! Aneesa Ferreira was by far one of the best speakers we've ever had!
FURMAN UNIVERSITY
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