Darren Campo
Darren Thomas Campo (born May 12) is an American writer and Senior Vice President of truTV.
Early life
Darren Campo was born and raised in Connecticut. His mother is a sharpshooter and woman's accessories designer. His father is in the shipping business. He has a sister named Nichole.
Campo graduated from New York University Stern School of Business with degrees in marketing and industrial relations.
Career
Campo is the Senior Vice President of truTV in New York City
He worked in various positions at CBS, beginning in the television network research department and later serving as program manager for the CBS Television Stations Group. While at CBS Television Stations, he worked on the acquisition and development of syndicated programming, including Martha Stewart Living and Hollywood Squares.
Campo has developed the following shows at truTV (formally Court TV) and has played an integral role in evolving truTV to a nearly all-original primetime programming lineup.
He continues to contribute to his alma mater as a frequent lecturer for undergraduate and graduate classes in the Entertainment Media and Technology program.
Programming
- Bait Car
- Black Gold
- Cops
- Disorder in the Court
- Dominic Dunne's Power, Privilege, and Justice
- Forensic Files
- Haunting Evidence
- Hot Pursuit
- Inside American Jail
- Ocean Force
- Operation Repo
- Man VS. Cartoon
- Masterminds
- Most Daring
- Most Shocking
- [...] by the Book
- Party Heat
- Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel
- Speeders
- Speeders Fight Back
- Surf & Rescue: Dewey Beach
- The Investigators
- The Smoking Gun Presents...
- World's Wildest Police Videos
Future Shows
- Conspiracy Theories With Jesse Ventura (Premiers in Nov.)
- Full Throttle Saloon (Premiers Nov. 2009)
- It Only Hurts When I Laugh (Premiers Oct. 22, 2009)
- Losing It (Premiers in Oct. 2009)
Writing
- Alex Detail's Revolution (2009) ISBN 978-0-9819311-1-1
website = http://www.amazon.com/Alex-Details-Revolution-Darren-Campo/dp/0981931111
Awards
Multichannel 40 Under 40