‘Extra’ Exec producer Theresa Coffino will leave after 26 years
“” Exec -producer Theresa Coffino leaves the Syndicated Entertainmentnieuwsstrip after 26 years, she told Staf on Tuesday. Coffino performs daily activities at the show, which is produced by Warner Bros. Uncripted Television in collaboration with TelePictures Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.
Colleague -producer Jeremy Spiegel, who serves as a showrunner, remains at the helm of “extra” when it returns for season 32 in the fall of 2025.
“After 26 years with ‘extra’ I will continue with my role as executive producer in the show to pursue my passion for producing real crime documentaries,” Coffino said in a statement. “I am proud that I led this incredible team with great partners and contributed to a show that has meant so many for so many. We have built such a great family here and I am deeply grateful that I have worked with some of the best people in the company.”
Coffino has served as an EP of “extra” since 2002; Before that she was a Co-Exec producer and supervisory producer. At “Extra” she helped evolve the show from tabloid stories back to entertainment news, “extra” on the red carpet and orchestrated interviews with names such as Tom Cruise and Julia Roberts. She originated the social media strategy of the show and helped the show to win Emmy for entertainment news in 2014 during the day. She also served as an executive producer “Inaakt: what happens to Wendy Williams?” For Sister Cabler Investigation Discovery.
The Credits of Coffino also include ten years at Paramount’s Syndication Division, working on TV news magazines, including “Hard Copy” -where they dealt with the tests of Michael Jackson and OJ Simpson, as well as the divorce and death of Princess Diana, and the Monica Lewinsky scandaal.
Earlier in her career she worked on Lifetime’s ‘Attitudes’ and the syndicated ‘an up-to-date affair’, and helped with the creation of WNYW TV’s ‘Good Day New York’, which became the template for local morning news in the entire country.
“The contributions of Theresa during her 26 years have been immeasurable,” says Lauren Blincoe, the senior VP of the current programming at Telepictures. “A real power in the television industry, she has played an important role in using extra in the iconic entertainment news brand that it is today. We are very grateful to Theresa for her dedication, vision and awarded work. While she is starting her next chapter, we wish her nothing but constant success.”
