Russell Jay Staglik

VP of Entertainment and Development

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As VP of Entertainment and Development, Russell Jay is responsible for creating and developing new celebrity docu-series and oversee current company projects.

Russell Jay started off as an on-air radio personality and eventually worked in radio in Los Angeles while interning for Bunim-Murray Productions in 2000.  He was offered an incredible opportunity to work under Jon Murray and Mary-Ellis Bunim as their assistant, where he was mentored for a career in television.

​Russell has moved his way up the ranks of production into the show-runner position for many of BMP’s hit shows including Keeping Up with the Kardashians and The Simple Life.  In particular, he has overseen and nurtured the long-running Total Divas and Total Bellas into solid success stories.

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